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panic. I completely forgot to call my brother when we
landed over an hour ago. When I turned to Sean, he was holding out
his cell phone, reading my mind.
    Sean looked at me. “Go ahead and call
him.”
    I took the phone and smiled at him. I
turned to his parents. “I apologize. I forgot to call my brother to
tell him I arrived here safely. I’ll be right back.”
    Andrew nodded. “Good ahead. No
worries, dear.”
    Sean placed his hand on my back. “Tell
him I said hi.”
    “ Okay.” I rose from the
chair then walked into the house. I closed the door behind me so
they wouldn’t hear my conversation. I had some serious venting to
do. When I was standing in the living room, I called him. I faced
the wall in the corner while I waited for his voice to sound in my
ear. He answered on the second ring.
    “ Hey,” he said. I could
hear the television in the background. A baseball game was playing.
“Everything alright?”
    “ I’m sorry I forgot to
call you. We landed over an hour ago.”
    He laughed. “It’s okay, Scar. Sean is
there. I know he’ll take care of you. Now that you have a fiancé, I
don’t worry about you anymore. You’re his problem now. That poor
bastard.”
    We were quiet for a long moment. Ryan
could read my emotions even over the phone. I was never silent when
he teased me, and I was always a smartass in response. My silence
was a dead giveaway that I was troubled.
    “ What’s wrong?”
    I sighed. There were a lot of things
that bothered me. Not being able to have sex was the biggest
grievance on my list. “I want to stay at a hotel, but Sean’s mom
won’t let us.”
    “ And what’s the big deal
about that?”
    “ We can’t have sex and
it’s annoying me.”
    Ryan was quiet for a moment. “Uh, good
to know.”
    “ And they keep hammering
Sean about moving to Seattle, getting a new job, and breaking up
with Penelope. It’s pissing me off.”
    “ It should piss you off,”
Ryan said. “Who cares about that bitch? It’s you and Sean
now.”
    “ I know.” I sighed. “I’m
so irritated right now.”
    “ I’m sorry,
Scar.”
    We were quiet again. After a moment, I
spoke. “I miss you.”
    He laughed. “It’s been less than a
day.”
    “ But I do.”
    “ Then why are you such a
brat when you’re with me?”
    “ I know you’ll put up with
it.”
    Ryan laughed loudly. “I love you,
Scar.”
    “ I love you
too.”
    “ I’ll talk to you later,
okay? You’ll be fine. And tell Sean I said hi.”
    “ Okay.”
    “ Goodbye,
Scar.”
    “ Bye.” I hung up the
phone. I missed him already. When I was with Ryan, I knew nothing
could hurt me. When Sean broke my heart, he picked up the pieces
and put me back together. I wished he could solve all my
problems.
    I held the phone in my hands for a
moment before I turned around. The image on the screen of Sean’s
phone was a picture of me sleeping. My face was free of makeup and
I looked so peaceful. My hair was scattered around my shoulders,
and my lips were relaxed. I didn’t know when Sean took this
picture. I had no idea that he’d taken it at all. I was touched by
the gesture. In the back of my mind, I always feared he would never
love me as much as he loved Penelope, but finding sentiments like
this made me realize how paranoid I was being. There was no doubt
of his love for me. I felt strong hands circle my waist and I
smiled, knowing Sean was behind me.
    I started to turn around. “Ryan wanted
me to—”
    “ Hey, Scarlet. How are
you?” Mike was standing in front of me. He wrapped his arms around
my waist and pulled me close to him
    I was startled by his sudden
appearance. I didn’t even hear him enter the room. “Uh,
hello?”
    He stepped closer to me. “You’re
looking beautiful as ever.” He smiled at me and the look made me
feel uneasy. He and Sean looked very similar. They both had the
same brown hair and startling blue eyes. Their faces were framed in
the same way and they had the same thin lips.
    I stepped back