Page 4 of Sugar, Sprinkles, and Secrets

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But instead, I need to keep our secrets. I’ve done my best to shield them from as much as I can, but I find myself asking the same questions every night after I put them down—is it enough? Am I enough? What if Luca can never come back? I may not technically be their mother, but I’ve been the only mother they’ve known since Mila was six months old, and I love them like they are my own babies. I will do whatever is necessary to take care of them and love them the best that I can—even if it means sacrificing my own chance at something with Max Riley.

Dante and Mila deserve to be put first for once in their lives, and I won’t let them down.

Chapter four

Wells

Why did the location for Tinsley and Fiona’s duet for New Year’s change? I thought we were live streaming it from Honolulu?

Me

Originally, yeah, but Fiona requested we move it somewhere stateside. Why do you ask?

Jack

Did she say why? We can do it wherever but that’s barely a month out. Why the change?

Me

I didn’t ask. You know how she gets, and this seemed important.

Wells

I’ll ask Tinsley.

Jack

Don’t push her about it. If Fiona wanted us to know more, she would. But can you tryto have it somewhere warm?

Wells

Atlanta? San Diego? Wait—are you coming??? NYE with my booyyyssss!

Me

Austin has that stadium that opened earlier this year if we wanted to go big, or there’s a nightclub that we utilized for a showcase this spring that worked well.

Wells

Maybe indoors, just in case of weather. A smaller venue could work if it had good acoustics. Security is easier to manage at a smaller venue with short notice.

Me

Back up. Why are you guys worrying about this? I have people—literal teams of people—to handle all of this shit. WTF is happening right now?

Wells

Tinsley seemed worried about Fiona.

Jack

Is she ok? She seemed fine earlier.

Wells

I didn’t talk to Fiona.

Jack

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