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What she should do was pull back from him. But they were friends now. She couldn’t do that to a friend.
Ethan let go of her once she was out of the SUV and she swayed slightly. More to do with the loss of his touch than the fatigue that flooded through her.
“You need to get more sleep,” he told her, moving closer to her. “An early night for you.”
Lord, he was bossy. Although she couldn’t argue that she was exhausted. Perhaps she did need a day off.
But what would she do with a day off? Read the entire day?
Actually . . . that did sound nice.
As they reached the foyer, Seth met them. She could hear some raised voices coming from within the house.
“Hey, can I talk to you for a moment?” Seth said to Ethan.
“Sure. Cate, are you all right?”
“Of course.” Not really. “Go.” She was going to retreat into her bedroom and away from those voices.
However, luck wasn’t on her side. As she passed through the open-plan living room, Samantha spotted her.
“Cate! You’re back. We need to talk.”
Was it rude to just keep walking?
Hmm. Probably.
“Cate, are you okay?”
That was Rhodes. She might be able to ignore Samantha, but she’d never ignore her brother.
Turning, she smiled at him. He looked tense. Was he pale? Was having Samantha here good for him?
Cate needed to talk to him. She’d been selfish, thinking only of herself.
“Cate, we need to talk about schedules,” Samantha said with a sickly sweet smile.
Gross.
Cate nearly threw up a little in her mouth.
“I’m sure you can understand how much of an inconvenience it was for me this afternoon to have to rearrange my plans.”
“You were going to yoga,” Cate pointed out.
“Yoga is important. It helps me keep in shape.”
“They have yoga classes online. You can do it in the comfort of your own home. Well, Rhodes’ home.”
Samantha sniffled. What was wrong with her? “Are you saying I’m not welcome here?”
Cate’s eyes widened. How did she know?
“No, Samantha. That’s not what Cate is saying at all,” Rhodes said, placing his hand on Samantha’s shoulder.
She immediately turned into him, pressing her face into Rhodes’ chest.
Rhodes gave Cate a pointed look. What did he want?
