Chapter 173
“Nice, night.“Wette said catching hur stare. This deras looking familiar
Josjahi modded, still a bit puzzle-
aridnot just a standar
of similar, Verite clanded with a grin the exact our you go for Sim
She went on to tell him about coming into Sienna earlier. She candi
(the nine you picked for Sienna, right?”
peretlicant Itald dier I loved it, and she just handed it over”
Josiahi’s eyes narrowed as he thought. Sienna gave up the cheese Whariç she wening
og thent And where the heck is she? Then he scanned the room
Yvene’s mile dipped a bit. “You looking for Sienna haven’t seen her Maybe she’s running late
Jeiah checked his watch and frowned. “Yeah, maybe Wait here for her, will your
Yvette chuckled nervously. “I gotta bounce. Howard gets fussy if Incout of sight for too long”
“Sure thing,” Josiah replied, has mind still on Sierma
“Mr. Flynn Right then, Zarh jogged over, breathless. He just tried to find Sienna, but she was nowhere to be found.
Josiah glanced at Zach, catching on quick. “Guess she’s not coming then,” he said before Zach could even get a word out.
“Maybe,” Zach suggested, “it’s the snow. Could’ve caused some traffic mess. Should we give her a ring and check if she’s on her way
Josiah nodded, stepping to the ride for some peace and quiet. He whipped out his phone and hit Sienna’s contact.
Sienna was just mounting a shared bike when her phone buzzed. She checked the screen and answered with a simple hello
“Sienna,” Josiah said, massaging his temples, “where are you? This snow’s coming down hard. You stuck in traffic or something?”
“Uh–oh,” Sienna replied, a hint of sheepishmess in her voice. “My had, I totally spaced on telling you… I can’t make it to the party tonight.”
Josiah’s brow furrowed. “And why’s that?”
“Well,” Sienna began. “I was trying on my dress for tonight and ran into Yvette. She fell head over heels for it, so I let her ha
her have it
“I don’t have another dress, and I’m not showing up in my gym clothes, right? That wouldn’t exactly reflect well on you, would in
Josiah was t
was thrown for a loop. He knew there was more to the story than just giving away a dress. And now Sienna was b
bailing on the partya
He went with his gut and blurted out, “You don’t want to come, do you? You don’t want to be out and about with me
Sienna’s silence spoke volumes, but she wasn’t about to cup to it. “No way, man,” she said with a forced Laugh. “You see Yvette in that dress, you know I’m telling the truth”
“Sienna,” Josiah said, las tone turning stern,
ttern, ‘you did thus on purpose. You gave Yvette the dress, so you’d have an excuse not to be with me tonight”
“I didn’t,” Saruna insisted, her voice firm.
Josiah let out a humodest chuckle, his eyes turning cold.
But Sarma took the first move “Why are you getting all bent out of shaper I was just doing w
you wanted.”
Josiah was left speechless “What are you talking about?
“You tall it Sienna guaded, her voice light. Towed Yvette uur, so what’s the harm in letting her have a dress she loved
Jostali felt the kuseked out of him. It seemed he’d really dug his own grave here.
“Don’t get all loudly,” Sienna said, her lips twitching into a smile. “Next time. I’ll pick out my own dress, cool lesanse you always seem to pick stuff” Yvette goes for. If it happens again. I’ll just have to give it to her again, no!“
Josiah’s eyes narrowed in shock. “What are you getting at! What’s the whole ‘give it to her thing?”
Sienna nearly burst into laughter. “Like that pearl headband, the dress, and that time we had the same outfit, Mr. Flynn… She paused for effect. “You were picking all that stuff with Yvette in mind, weren’t you?”
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Chapter 173
Acar bonded behind her
pet. Sienna
He thought, Daes Sienna
duk so little of mel She just blew off my words like they.
the dress, and kept bemging up me and Yvette
nothing. She towed aude the headband, gave away
Dises she not feel a shred of my care? Or does she just not give a damn? If she docuit care, why should I? If I chase after her again. I’ll be the biggest
Sienna was cruising on her bike, making her way to the intersection at Lyceum Street
She was tucking her phone away when a car whizzed past as she rounded the bend. She jammed on the brakes to dodge a collision.
But the roads were a slippery mess with snow, and her bike skidded right out from under her. She went tumbling into the snow with a startled
The car that had just turned screeched to a halt.
“What’s the deal!” Cedric jolted awake in the back seat, sitting up to see what was up
“Sir, someone took a spill, but we’re in the clear. She slipped, the driver explained.
Cedric recognized Sienna sprawled in the snow right away. His heart started pounding. He flung open the car door and stepped out, moving a bit wobbly. His leg was still on the mend from an injury, and he was supposed to be using a cane.
“Sir, you left your cane behind, the driver said.
“Forget it,” Cedric replied, his focus laser–sharp on Sienna. Nothing else mattered at that moment. He’d go through fire for her.
Sienna had booked her head on a streetlight pole when she went down. She let out a soft “ugh” and then conked our
“Sienna Cedric dropped to his knees in the snow, scooping her up and giving her cheeks a gentle par, Sienna, come on, wake up. Dont do this to me. Its Cedric. You with me?”
But Sienna was out like a light.
“Sienna, come on: Cedric said, worry Lacing his voice as he lifted her to his arms. His leg twinged as he stood up
“Str, let me give you a hand. Your leg, the driver said, looking worried:
“I got this,” Cedric said, determination in his voice. No way was he letting someone else carry Siena, not even if it meant gritting his teeth through the pain in his leg
The driver could only
Cedric carefully maneuvered Sienna into the car.
“Hit the road to the nearest hospital, Cedric told the driver
“On it, sir, the driver said
Cedric looked down at Sienna, discomfort.
dling her just right. He didn’t want to drop her, but he also didn’t want to squeeze too tight and cause her any
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