For someone as gorgeous as Katherine, I couldn’t imagine her love life being anything short of perfect. Since we’d been at this cafe, I noticed the way the pair of guys at the table next to us had eyed her longingly every time she laughed. If she wasn’t my sister, I wondered if I’d feel threatened by her when it came to men.
“I’m actually single.” She winked and took a sip from her cocktail.
“Oh really? I have to admit, that’s really surprising. You’re such a catch.”
She laughed. “Yeah, life’s dealt me some shitty cards.”
“Oh?” I shifted uncomfortably as I waited for her to elaborate.
“Yeah. I fucked up my life in college when I broke up with my high school sweetheart and best friend. He was the love my life, and I took him for granted.”
“Why did you break it off then?” I saw the regret in her eyes and wondered if she still loved this guy.
“I was young and stupid, and fell for another guy. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but this guy was by far my worst mistake.”
“What happened?” I furrowed my brows in concern as I waited for her to elaborate.
“I feel for this guy because he was exciting, aggressive, and a lady’s man. After about two years of dating, I married him when we both graduated from college. I wasn’t sure why we decided to get married. Our relationship had been rocky and we fought a lot. But I guess we thought getting married would somehow fix things. We were wrong. Well shortly after we got married, I found him in our bed with two women. After that I found out that he’d been sleeping with countless women behind my back since the beginning of our relationship.”
“That’s horrible. I’m so sorry, Katherine.”
She shrugged. “It’s over now. I’m just glad he didn’t get me pregnant.”
“Yeah.” My heart went out to her as I imagined myself in her shoes. At that moment, I swore to myself that I would try to be a good sister to Katherine—I was going to make sure she was happy from now on.
“So what about you?” She quickly flashed me a smile and changed the subject. “Anyone special in your life?”
Just then, my phone started to ring from inside my bag.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought I had it on silent.” I reached for my phone and saw that it was Dean.
“Don’t worry about it. If you need to get it, I really don’t mind.”
“Are you sure?” I looked down on my phone and then back at her.
“Yeah, go ahead.” She gestured for me to answer my phone.
“Thanks.” I picked up the phone. “Hi, babe.”
“Hey, baby. Are you with your sister?”
I looked up at Katherine and smiled. She watched me intently.
“Yup.”
“And everything going ok? I just wanted to check in and call. I thought in the unlikely event that things weren’t going well, you’d need an out to get out of there.”
I laughed. “Thanks for looking out, but no need for that.”
He chuckled. “Good to hear. I know you can’t talk and I don’t want to keep you. Just wanted to see if we’re still on for tonight.”
“Yup. I’ll let you decide on the movie this time if you let me decide on where we’re going for dinner.” I had a craving for sushi.
“Sure thing. See you at 7?”
“Okay. See you then.”
I looked up at Katherine, who was still watching me. “Sorry about that.”
“No, not a problem. Boyfriend, I gather?” She cocked a brow in interest.
“Yeah. Was it that obvious?” I smiled sheepishly.
“Yup.” She leaned in toward me, her eyes twinkled with interest. “So now that we’ve established that I’m your big sister, I think you should tell me everything about him! What’s he like? How did you guys meet? I want every dirty little detail.”
“Well...” I giggled and realized how unconventional my relationship with Dean had started out. “We actually had a bumpy start.”
Her eyes lit up, intrigued to know more. “I love a juicy story.”
For the next hour, I told Katherine in detail about how
“I’m actually single.” She winked and took a sip from her cocktail.
“Oh really? I have to admit, that’s really surprising. You’re such a catch.”
She laughed. “Yeah, life’s dealt me some shitty cards.”
“Oh?” I shifted uncomfortably as I waited for her to elaborate.
“Yeah. I fucked up my life in college when I broke up with my high school sweetheart and best friend. He was the love my life, and I took him for granted.”
“Why did you break it off then?” I saw the regret in her eyes and wondered if she still loved this guy.
“I was young and stupid, and fell for another guy. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but this guy was by far my worst mistake.”
“What happened?” I furrowed my brows in concern as I waited for her to elaborate.
“I feel for this guy because he was exciting, aggressive, and a lady’s man. After about two years of dating, I married him when we both graduated from college. I wasn’t sure why we decided to get married. Our relationship had been rocky and we fought a lot. But I guess we thought getting married would somehow fix things. We were wrong. Well shortly after we got married, I found him in our bed with two women. After that I found out that he’d been sleeping with countless women behind my back since the beginning of our relationship.”
“That’s horrible. I’m so sorry, Katherine.”
She shrugged. “It’s over now. I’m just glad he didn’t get me pregnant.”
“Yeah.” My heart went out to her as I imagined myself in her shoes. At that moment, I swore to myself that I would try to be a good sister to Katherine—I was going to make sure she was happy from now on.
“So what about you?” She quickly flashed me a smile and changed the subject. “Anyone special in your life?”
Just then, my phone started to ring from inside my bag.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought I had it on silent.” I reached for my phone and saw that it was Dean.
“Don’t worry about it. If you need to get it, I really don’t mind.”
“Are you sure?” I looked down on my phone and then back at her.
“Yeah, go ahead.” She gestured for me to answer my phone.
“Thanks.” I picked up the phone. “Hi, babe.”
“Hey, baby. Are you with your sister?”
I looked up at Katherine and smiled. She watched me intently.
“Yup.”
“And everything going ok? I just wanted to check in and call. I thought in the unlikely event that things weren’t going well, you’d need an out to get out of there.”
I laughed. “Thanks for looking out, but no need for that.”
He chuckled. “Good to hear. I know you can’t talk and I don’t want to keep you. Just wanted to see if we’re still on for tonight.”
“Yup. I’ll let you decide on the movie this time if you let me decide on where we’re going for dinner.” I had a craving for sushi.
“Sure thing. See you at 7?”
“Okay. See you then.”
I looked up at Katherine, who was still watching me. “Sorry about that.”
“No, not a problem. Boyfriend, I gather?” She cocked a brow in interest.
“Yeah. Was it that obvious?” I smiled sheepishly.
“Yup.” She leaned in toward me, her eyes twinkled with interest. “So now that we’ve established that I’m your big sister, I think you should tell me everything about him! What’s he like? How did you guys meet? I want every dirty little detail.”
“Well...” I giggled and realized how unconventional my relationship with Dean had started out. “We actually had a bumpy start.”
Her eyes lit up, intrigued to know more. “I love a juicy story.”
For the next hour, I told Katherine in detail about how
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