Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

I almost missed her whispered apology because her voice sounded so
low and weak. I couldn’t hold her accountable for that since I clearly saw
how affected she was from the whole situation, she wasn't herself.
“You’re good, baby. Thank you for apologizing, though.”
She turned lightly and pressed her lips onto mine. I kissed her back,
because I couldn’t honestly imagine a day where Sofia Raymond would kiss
me and I wouldn’t kiss her back.
Unless I was dead, and even then I would probably do everything
possible to come back from the other side and taste her lips one last time.
The door to Valentina’s room, the one right in front of mine, opened,
pulling us out of our kiss. We turned our heads towards it only to see my
sister staring at us with stunned eyes.
Shit.
The rational part of me knew I should probably push Sofia off of me, that
Andrea was certainly suspicious of seeing us so close, that she had all but
witnessed us kissing. But the part of me that was falling for the hotheaded,
protective brunette didn’t want to let go. Not when Sofia needed my
closeness, not when she was so weak and vulnerable.
“I-uh…” Andrea looked at loss for words, especially when we didn’t do
anything to move away from each other, seemingly unbothered by the fact that
she had caught us kissing.
The truth was, I knew my sister. She might disapprove at first, but she’d
come around eventually. She might try and lecture me, but at the end of the
day, she’d see there was nothing wrong in my and Sofia’s relationship. Yes,
there might be a slight conflict of interest now that we were involved since I
was still in charge of her parents' case, but if anything, it would only push me
harder to find out who killed them.
My sister eventually cleared her throat and looked away, “Valentina is
doing much better, I gave her a pull-on diaper because I thought dealing with
pads or tampons might be a little difficult at her age, especially if the flow