35 After The Long day

~Winter~

I saw Sebastien and Summer in the living room when we entered Noah's home. They had just arrived from somewhere and were sorting out shopping bags along with two maids.

Summer's eyes lit up when she saw me.

We had yet to speak all day.

She rushed toward me with excitement, and I hugged her. I knew why she was happy. I was, too.

"Did you see it?" she asked, too excited to hide it.

I can't remember if I had ever seen Summer this happy in our entire lives together.

There was a shine in her eyes that chased the haunted look away. I hoped for her own good that it wasn't a momentary thing, and Sebastien was genuine because, just like me, it would crush her, maybe even worse than Brandon crushed me.

I needed to use the restroom, so I led her to the stairs to Noah's bedroom.

"Of course, I saw it," I said while we climbed the stairs.

"It's huge, Sparkle. Bigger than what we hoped to open in Greenville. So glad we came here," she said, squealing.

She was right. If anything, I