Page 89 of Dashing for Love

She sets the knife down and sits in the chair opposite me. “Is this about James?”

I meet her eyes. I know we said we’d tell her together, but that was before he ripped my heart to shreds. “It’s about Matty.”

She blinks. “Matty? What did he do?”

Tears flood my eyes again as I say, “He broke my heart.”

“Are yousureI don’t need my knife?” she asks, not skipping a beat.

I laugh and grab a tissue from the box on the desk, then blow my nose. “No knife. Not yet, anyway.”

She grunts. “We’ll see about that. What did my best friend do to my baby sister?”

On a sigh, I admit it. “It was always him, Willa. James. JamesisMatty.”

Her jaw hits the floor. “Oh my God. Come here.” She pulls my hand until I’m up and sitting in her lap, and her arms wrap around me and squeeze.

My tears come even harder as I squeeze her back. “It hurts, Willa. So much.”

She rubs a soothing hand in circles on my back and lets me cry, because she is the best sister in the history of sisters.

“I should have told you as soon as I knew. I’m so sorry,” I sniff.

Still holding onto me, she reaches for the box of tissues and brings them closer. “I don’t care. That had to be a lot to carry, though. For both of you.”

I straighten to blow my nose again and nod, finally meeting her eyes. My voice is tiny and small when I say, “He’s being a stupid, scared asshole.”

Her mouth quirks up. “Doesn’t surprise me in the least. Do you want to tell me what happened?”

I sit back in my own chair, and ten minutes later, she’s heard everything.

“How dumb can he possibly be?” she seethes.

I smile sadly and toss a crumpled tissue in the trash can. “You’re not mad?”

“Why would I be mad?”

“That your best friend and little sister were dating.”

She reaches for my hand and squeezes. “Nevers. You like who you like. Am I sad that you didn’t think you could talk to me about it? A little, but that’s okay. You know,” she muses, “Reid thought you two had a thing when he first got here.”

I shrug. “Reid and Ox are involved, too. Reid figured it out when we were at the pier, and after he and Ox talked to Matty, that’s when Matty called it off. But I’m still not exactly sure what happened, and I don’t blame those two.”

Willa grunts as she stands and grabs the knife. “I need to talk to Reid.”

I wince. “Maybe not with a sharp object in your hand?”

She raises an eyebrow. “We’ll see.”

Chapter 33

Matty

WILLA

I expect you at yoga and a walk.

Matty

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