Page 30 of Carver's Obsession

Erica spotted her right away talking to Meg.

When Jana saw her, she came to her and hugged her.

“Are you feeling okay?” she asked.

Erica nodded her head.

“You haven’t eaten today. I checked on you a few times, and you were sleeping so soundly I didn’t want to wake you.”

“I don’t want you to worry about me. I’m just catching up on my sleep.”

Erica watched her sister frown.

“I’ll always worry about you,” Jana said.

“Why now?”

Erica wanted to kick herself because she could see the hurt in her sister’s eyes.

“You’re right to be angry. I thought you and Mom were doing okay. Every time I called, Mom said you were doing fine and were just busy.”

Erica’s eyes widened. “You called?”

Jana nodded. “Yes, I told you that yesterday. I’m shocked she never told you?”

Erica shook her head.

“The only thing I can think of is she didn’t want you to leave her because she’d be alone.”

Erica thought about it and agreed. “I think so, too. Especially when she got sick.”

Carver nudged her shoulder.

Erica looked up at him and sighed.

“What’s going on?” Jana asked.

When she didn’t talk fast enough, Carver told her himself.

“She’s thinking of leaving,” he said.

Erica watched her sister get pale, and the tears filled her eyes.

“Why would you leave? We just got back together?” Jana said.

“We could still see each other. I wasn’t planning on leaving town. I want to get a job and a place to live.”

Jana looked stunned. “Why?”

Erica didn’t know what to say.

Carver cleared his throat. “She thinks she’s barging in and doesn’t want to make you uncomfortable.”

Jana wiped away a tear and slowly shook her head. “Why would you think that?”

“I just kind of dropped onto your lap. I didn’t expect to barge into your life. I don’t want to get in the way,” Erica said.

She hated how defeated her sister looked.

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