silence had been what I needed. I didn’t want to talk about it.
Going back to Rosemary didn’t sound appealing. Right now I wanted distance from Rush too.
Rosemary would just make me miss him and think about him. A knock on my door broke into my
thoughts and I opened it. Dean was standing on the other side looking tired.
“Rush called Kiro and he let him know that he’s called Georgianna to come here. We should be
expecting her soon. Not sure how long it will take her to get here or where she was to begin with. I
just thought you might want a heads up that the wicked queen was on her way here.”
Rush had called Kiro was all that I heard. The rest didn’t matter. “When did Rush call him?” I asked.
“An hour or so ago I guess. He just told me.”
Rush was fine. He had his phone. He was just choosing not to respond to me. Once again I was faced
with the brutal truth that Nan was more important. I nodded and closed the door.
I scrolled through my list of contacts until I found my dad’s number. He answered on the second ring.
“Blaire?” His surprised voice only reminded me of how little I called him. I could hear the wind
from his boat.
“Daddy. I need to get away. Can I come visit?” I asked refusing to cry. I had made a call like this
once before and although he had let me down in the end I’d thought I had found real happiness. I
wasn’t so sure anymore.
“Of course. What’s wrong?”
“I just can’t take it anymore. I need somewhere to think.”
“You come to the Key West airport and I’ll be there waiting on you. Just let me know when your
plane will land.”
“Okay, I’ll call you with the info as soon as I know. Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. I’m your Dad. It’s what I’m here for.”
I squeezed my eyes tightly closed and hung up the phone. I was really going to leave Rush. My heart
was breaking at the thought. I went to the Delta app on my phone and found the first flight out of LAX
headed to Atlanta. I’d have a layover there before I got on a plane for Key West. After booking my
flight, I packed my clothes quickly and called for a cab.
I knew that the grownup thing to do would be to leave Rush a note but I was too mad at him right now.
I’d text him later. Maybe after he decided that returning my phone call was important.
No one saw me as I left the house and climbed into the cab. I was thankful. I didn’t want to explain
myself. I shouldn’t have to.
RUSH
Georgianna was headed to LA. She was going with Nan to admit her to the facility that the doctor
suggested for her. Our mother would probably make sure it was the trendiest once she got here. I had
already made sure it was the best medically. Georgianna would be more concerned with appearance
than Nan’s mental well-being. Something was off with Nan and she needed someone to help her. I had
a family to take care of. I couldn’t keep being responsible for my sister.
Once Nan had woken up and talked to me some I had told her that Mother was on her way. When
she’d fallen back to sleep I had left and gone to get my phone. Blaire had called me several times
along with Harlow. I had worried her and I had a lot of making up to do. I clicked on the first text
from Blaire.
Harlow brought me to her doctor. I was having cramps. They’ve given me an ultrasound and I’m
in a room being monitored.
My stomach dropped. The baby. Oh God no. I started running for the elevators as I pulled up her next
text.
Where are you?
NO! I needed to know if she was okay.
“Are you okay?
Fuck! Was she okay? That was it. No more texts from her. I clicked on the first one from Harlow.
Blaire is cramping and bleeding. I brought her to my doctor and they are keeping her here a few
hours to observe her and make sure she is okay. Call me, I’ll tell you where we are.
That was eight hours ago. FUCK! It was also the only text from Harlow. It was why she’d been trying
to call me. NO MORE! NO FUCKING MORE! I
Going back to Rosemary didn’t sound appealing. Right now I wanted distance from Rush too.
Rosemary would just make me miss him and think about him. A knock on my door broke into my
thoughts and I opened it. Dean was standing on the other side looking tired.
“Rush called Kiro and he let him know that he’s called Georgianna to come here. We should be
expecting her soon. Not sure how long it will take her to get here or where she was to begin with. I
just thought you might want a heads up that the wicked queen was on her way here.”
Rush had called Kiro was all that I heard. The rest didn’t matter. “When did Rush call him?” I asked.
“An hour or so ago I guess. He just told me.”
Rush was fine. He had his phone. He was just choosing not to respond to me. Once again I was faced
with the brutal truth that Nan was more important. I nodded and closed the door.
I scrolled through my list of contacts until I found my dad’s number. He answered on the second ring.
“Blaire?” His surprised voice only reminded me of how little I called him. I could hear the wind
from his boat.
“Daddy. I need to get away. Can I come visit?” I asked refusing to cry. I had made a call like this
once before and although he had let me down in the end I’d thought I had found real happiness. I
wasn’t so sure anymore.
“Of course. What’s wrong?”
“I just can’t take it anymore. I need somewhere to think.”
“You come to the Key West airport and I’ll be there waiting on you. Just let me know when your
plane will land.”
“Okay, I’ll call you with the info as soon as I know. Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. I’m your Dad. It’s what I’m here for.”
I squeezed my eyes tightly closed and hung up the phone. I was really going to leave Rush. My heart
was breaking at the thought. I went to the Delta app on my phone and found the first flight out of LAX
headed to Atlanta. I’d have a layover there before I got on a plane for Key West. After booking my
flight, I packed my clothes quickly and called for a cab.
I knew that the grownup thing to do would be to leave Rush a note but I was too mad at him right now.
I’d text him later. Maybe after he decided that returning my phone call was important.
No one saw me as I left the house and climbed into the cab. I was thankful. I didn’t want to explain
myself. I shouldn’t have to.
RUSH
Georgianna was headed to LA. She was going with Nan to admit her to the facility that the doctor
suggested for her. Our mother would probably make sure it was the trendiest once she got here. I had
already made sure it was the best medically. Georgianna would be more concerned with appearance
than Nan’s mental well-being. Something was off with Nan and she needed someone to help her. I had
a family to take care of. I couldn’t keep being responsible for my sister.
Once Nan had woken up and talked to me some I had told her that Mother was on her way. When
she’d fallen back to sleep I had left and gone to get my phone. Blaire had called me several times
along with Harlow. I had worried her and I had a lot of making up to do. I clicked on the first text
from Blaire.
Harlow brought me to her doctor. I was having cramps. They’ve given me an ultrasound and I’m
in a room being monitored.
My stomach dropped. The baby. Oh God no. I started running for the elevators as I pulled up her next
text.
Where are you?
NO! I needed to know if she was okay.
“Are you okay?
Fuck! Was she okay? That was it. No more texts from her. I clicked on the first one from Harlow.
Blaire is cramping and bleeding. I brought her to my doctor and they are keeping her here a few
hours to observe her and make sure she is okay. Call me, I’ll tell you where we are.
That was eight hours ago. FUCK! It was also the only text from Harlow. It was why she’d been trying
to call me. NO MORE! NO FUCKING MORE! I
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