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“How are you?” I said sitting up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

“I miss you, Genny,” she said softly.

Since that day at the sex shop, we hadn’t talked much, and that was unusual for us. The few times we had talked, it was strained and even though she was right about me being an ass, we hadn’t really talked about it.

“I miss you, too,” I said solemnly.

I knew I had to fix us because even if Luke, Camila and I got together, it wouldn’t be as fulfilling if I didn’t have my sister too.

“Can we have lunch?”

“Dinner?”

We both spoke at the same time, making us chuckle and it eased a part of me.

“I can’t do lunch, I still have to cater a brunch for that wedding I did yesterday,” she said. “I’ll be done by five.”

“Sushi?” I asked, even though I knew she would say yes.

“Actually, can we try that new Mexican Asian fusion place?”

“Sure, you've been talking about it for a while now,” I said, looking at the clock. “Cheryl, why the fuck are you calling me at six-thirty in the morning?”

“Because I didn’t want to waste one more minute with us being awkward and weird,” she said matter-of-factly.

Dammit, I couldn’t be mad at that.

“Also, I wanted to hear about the wedding yesterday,” she said.

I laughed because it probably killed Cheryl not being at the wedding.

“Fine, I guess I can forgive you,” I said, laying back down in bed.

“I really did miss you, Genny. I know we still talked, but I wanted my sister back, not just a friend,” she said, making me feel even guiltier.

“Me too, Cher,” I said, knowing she hated being called Cher.

“Meet you at six-thirty, brat?” she sassed.

“Yes, mother,” I joked.

“Keep giving me attitude and I’ll show you how a real spanking is done,” she snapped, and I cackled.

“That would be weird because I do love a good spanking,” I laughed.

“Eww, gross, you went there,” Cheryl chuckled.

“You said it first,” I said, feeling a lot better.

“Alright I have to go, but I’ll see you tonight, ok?”

“Ok, I love you,” I said, feeling a lump in my throat.

“Love you too, Genny,” she said, making a kissing noise before hanging up the phone.

I laid down thinking that I could have dinner with Cheryl and hop on a plane tomorrow morning to go see Luke and Camila. I looked up a flight and booked it before I chickened out, then I looked at car rentals and booked that too.

For the first time in a long time, it felt like the pieces of my puzzle were finally coming together. I just had three pieces to get together and I would feel better.

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