Page 95 of No Such Thing as Serendipity

“Then maybe you should try something different.”

“Right. We’re only here for a couple more weeks. What’s the point?”

“A lot can happen in two weeks. Let go for a change.”

“Let serendipity?”

“Exactly. What will it hurt?”

A lot.But it wasn’t something I was prepared to say to Emma.

“Jesus,” Emma said. “I know what you’re thinking.”

“No, you don’t.”

“Twin power.”

“We aren’t twins.” I scowled, even though she couldn’t see my face.

Emma shrugged. “You’re terrified.”

“I am not.” I put indignation into my tone, hoping Emma would back off.

“When Marta left, how many times did you cry?”

Emma’s question took me by surprise, so I answered without censoring myself. “Never. But I was too furious to cry.”

“Yet I’ve seen you tearing up twice over Robyn.”

“Bullshit! I wasn’t crying.”

“But you wanted to.” Emma squeezed my leg. “Come on, Blake. It’s okay to have emotions. They won’t kill you.”

Hmph.Little did she know, but I wouldn’t argue with her. “It’s just this whole experience. Everyone’s emotions are leaking all over. Too much estrogen in the air.”

“That’s a new one.” Emma laughed. “So you’re going to blame airborne estrogen for your leaking eyes.”

“Yes.” I crossed my arms in front of me. With the ridiculousness of my reaction, I couldn’t hold on to my anger. I let out a laugh.

“There’s my sister and her sense of humor.”

“What about yours?” I turned to Emma. “Where the hell did you come up with airborne estrogen?”

Emma grinned. “Maybe we can get a spray bottle of testosterone to counteract any of the negative effects you’re feeling from the high concentration of estrogen.”

We both burst out laughing and continued adding to the story, making it more preposterous as we continued.

After we laughed ourselves out, I said, “I think I hurt Robyn’s feelings.”

“Then apologize.”

I groaned. “That’s what got us into trouble in the first place. Her apologizing to me.” I ran my hand through my hair. “I think I might have blown it. Besides, how do I know she’s interested?”

“Oh, she’s interested.”

Hearing Emma say that after what I’d overheard caused my heart to leap, but at the same time, fear rushed through me. “You can’t know that.”

“I read romance novels all the time.”