Page 106 of Movers and Shakers

And I couldn’t say it back because I was opening up totwowomen.

But now I was dreaming that they were one.

I woke up, breath heaving. It was nearly noon the following day, and I’d never been known to sleep this late—yet I felt the opposite of rested. My dream played in my mind on a loop, one that didn’t allow me to think of anything else.

I might finally be losing my mind. Because there wasnoway Rose and Lila could be the same person and my brain had to be playing a cruel trick on me.

Slowly, I got up, trying not to think of my cursed dream. I desperately needed to find something to do, so I worked on social media for the bar, which I usually never touched.

Then I went downstairs to meet Liam, who had come in early for deep cleaning, to ask if he needed help opening his station. When he said no, I went to Audrey, hoping for something to do.

She didn’t need me either.

“Your woman is here,” Liam called out right after the bar opened.

My eyes found her immediately. Her hair was braided today and my dream flashed behind my eyes.

Same shade of hazel.

Same lip shape.

“Hey,” I said, giving her a weak smile.

She chewed on her lip. “We need to talk.”

“We do?”

She nodded, one firm bob of her head. “And considering it took me almost a whole day to sneak out to meet you? We only have a few minutes.”

I eyed her. She didn’t look like herself. Her shoulders were straightened and she stood tall at her full height. I’d always seen Rose with slumped shoulders.

She reminded me of the version of her and Lila I’d seen in my dream.

“Let’s go to the rooftop.”

“No one can hear anything from there, can they?”

“It’s never been a problem before. Are you okay?”

“Not at all, but let’s do this anyway.” She gestured for me to lead.

I followed and Liam wiggled his eyebrows at me. Everyone expected me to end up with Rose. They hadn’t even met her and they liked her.

But I’d told her no.

After my dream, I didn’t know if I regretted it. I didn’t know anything.

“Oh, God,” she said once we were alone on the rooftop. “I don’t even know how to begin.”

“What’s going on? I’ve never heard you like this.”

Rose let out a humorless laugh. “You definitely have.”

“No, I don’t think that’s true.”

“It’ll all make sense in a few minutes.” She let out a quivering breath. “But I guess I should start by saying that I didn’t mean for this to happen.”

“What?”

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