Hendrix - Kelsey Clayton Page 0,49
they're no longer allowed to sit outside your house.”
Saige looks unsure, but as I reach over and grab her hand with my own, she exhales. “Okay. You're the expert here.”
“Great,” Selena responds. “Let's get to work.”
She goes off into a ramble of questions and explains how certain things will transpire, but all I can focus on is the feeling of Saige's hand in mine and how neither of us are letting go.
15
SAIGE
It takes a couple hours before Selena has created what sounds like a foolproof plan and explained it to us in full. We had to explain everything to her, and reliving the past was an experience in itself. One thing that stuck out though, was the way Colby got uncomfortable when it came to our break-up. But, she needs to know all the gritty details to be able to do her job.
Colby walks Selena out and then comes back to the couch. “Well, that wasn't exactly fun, but at least we're getting the ball rolling.”
“Whatever gets those bastards to stop stalking us, I'll do it.”
He chuckles and sits down, a little closer than necessary. “How do you feel about everything she said? Is there anything you didn't agree with but didn't want to say?”
I shake my head. “Like I said before, she's the expert in this department.”
“So, you're okay with me eventually doing that interview?”
The interview. Right. It would be silly of me to think that he would hide the truth about Brenna from the world forever. I might not have expected it to be so soon, but if that's what needs to be done, then so be it. She knows the truth now, and I know that Colby will always make sure she stays safe.
“Yeah,” I tell him honestly. “We're good.”
A grin spreads across his face. “Okay. I just wanted to make sure. You're just as much a part of this as I am, and I don't want you to feel railroaded into anything.” He reaches over and holds my hand again, for the second time tonight. “Your opinion matters, Saige.”
My nerves go haywire, and suddenly, he's way too close. “Thanks, but I promise I'm okay.” I pull my hand away and stand up. “It's getting late, though, and that meeting was exhausting. I think I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. Can you tuck Brenna in?”
He looks like he wants to say something, but decides against it and nods. “Sure. No problem.”
I thank him quickly and all but run out of the room and down the hallway. Sharing a daughter with Colby is one thing. Living with him is another. I can't let lines get crossed. There's too much at risk here. Way too much to lose. It's not an option.
“You weren't there, Mads,” I vent to her about Colby. “He was being all genuine and caring, asking me how I feel about the plan and making sure I'm okay. He needs to stop.”
She feigns outrage. “What a pig! How dare he.”
I roll my eyes. “Maddie, come on. I need you to be serious.”
Chuckling, she takes another sip of her iced coffee and puts it down on the table. “I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just don't see what the problem is here.”
“The problem is that it's dangerous. Him and I didn't end well. You should know, you had to watch the fallout.”
Her head tilts from one side to another. “Yeah, but that was also six years ago, S. What if he's grown up since then?”
My brows raise. “Wow, you're on Team Colby. Now I've seen everything.”
She grabs a fry off her plate and throws it at me. “Don't even. You know I'm always on Team Saige. I just also remember what you refuse to.”
“Oh, yeah? And what's that?”
“How happy you were when you were with him.” Her words hit me right in the gut. “I think that was the happiest I've ever seen you, other than the day Brenna was born.”
I think back to those days—when everything was great and Colby was mine. Everyone acts like he's this unattainable guy who is incapable of love, but they don't know him like I do. He sent me flowers when I was having a bad day, and brought me lunch when he knew I was too busy to get it myself.
Maybe that's why it hurt so bad when he left, because it was completely unexpected. It's one thing to get dumped when you kind of saw it coming, but that came out of left field and