Page 56 of From You to Me

Hmm, Katy always loved to eat and never complained about how many calories she consumed. And she was in perfect shape, if not fitter than she used to be.

I remembered the days when she used to drink Luie’s chocolate milkshake like it was water. Guess things had changed now.

Katy was about to say something but stopped short when the shrill ring of her phone cut through the air. “I have to take this,” she muttered.

Lily and I watched as Katy’s face turned serious with each passing minute. Creases formed around her pale green eyes, and her lips thinned.

“I’ll be there. Hold the fort till then,” she said firmly and looked straight at me with narrowed eyes.

The tiny hairs on the back of my arms stood straight under her gaze. A shadow of unease snaked its way up my body.

“What’s wrong?” Lily asked.

Katy’s eyes dashed to Lily. “There’s been a leak. We have to go.” She threw away her tiramisu in a nearby trash can and whisked off to the car.

Lily and I exchanged confused glances but didn’t say a thing as we followed her.

I shifted my gaze to the window, taking in the sprawling ancient city as Katy received about a dozen phone calls. With each one, her tone raised a decibel, making the air inside this metal tin sizzle with tension.

She stormed through the house as soon as we arrived, and Lily followed.

I exhaled a heavy breath as I watched them. This must be a regular occurrence when managing rock stars.

I shook out of it and gathered all my strength to test out my feet on the ground. As soon as I stepped out, the soreness hit me in full force.

I guess this was my cue to retire to my room and rest. As I shuffled through the hallway, I could hear loud voices coming through the front room.

Whatever that leak was, it must be some big issue.

I could feel the palpable current through the air. For some reason, it made my stomach twist with anxiety. But I had to go through it to get to the stairs.

All eyes flashed in my direction as I entered. I gave them a jittery smile as I continued up toward my room. Fuck, my leg was killing me.

“You did this,” Katy’s cold voice thundered through the room.

I was startled, my heart almost stopping for a second.I did what?

A frown marred my forehead as I peered at her, confused. “What did I do?”

“Don’t act like you don’t know.” She pointed her finger at me.

I volleyed my gaze through the room. Everyone was staring at me with weird looks on their face. My eyes finally landed on Jay, his face unreadable as he stood by the Roman windows with folded arms.

I returned my gaze to Katy’s furious greens. “I don’t understand, Katy.”

“The leak, I know it’s because of you.” She took a step forward, waving her hand. “Thank God we were able to catch it before it got out to the media. But that doesn’t mean I’m letting you get away with this.”

My mind blanked for a moment as the hammering pain in my leg made white dots flash before my eyes. I had to lean against the stucco walls to answer her. Even though I had no fucking clue what she was talking about.

“I still don’t know what you’re talking about.” I shook my head.

“For fuck’s sake.” She let out an exasperated breath and paced the room in fury.

“Evy, it’s okay to admit it. We’re not going to do anything.” Lily’s softening gaze met mine.

Annoyance hit me as I drew my eyes upward and clenched my molars; the pain was killing me. And I had no clue what they were accusing me of.

My eyes focused on the Renaissance painting flowing the ceiling as I willed myself to pull a calming breath to fill my lungs.

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