Page 25 of Soaring Free
“I can’t find the bottoms to the hot pink set I bought last month.” I dig through my folded laundry in case I just forgot I already folded it. “I bought the set in three colors—hot pink, navy, and black. I have the other two colors and the bra for the hot pink set, but not the underwear.” I know it’s not upstairs in my closet, nor in my laundry. How did I lose a pair of underwear?
“Is it the same style as that navy and black set?” She nods to the set I already folded.
“Yeah, all three are demi bras and with cheeky bikinis for the bottoms. I only got to wear the pink set once,” I complain. My sister understands that I like my bra and underwear to match, and without the matching underwear, the bra is useless to me. It’s still pretty but it would bother me to wear it without the matching underwear. I know it’s a neurotic thing, but I like how I feel when they match.
“With three little girls, I’m sure it will turn up. I know I have an insane amount of laundry with just one little girl and you have three times that.” Vivian waves her hand away dismissively. “It probably got stuck to a piece of their laundry or something. Just check their drawers.”
“Yeah, maybe.” She could be right, but I don’t think I will find it in the girls’ clothes. I wash my delicates in a separate load and in garment bags, so I don’t know how I would lose it. Before I can dwell on it too long, our phones both vibrate at the same time, which usually means the sibling group chat is going off.
Ryan
What did I miss here, Savannah? Why is your attorney crashing our poker game tomorrow night?
Jack
I invited him.
Finn
…Savannah, why did Jack invite your attorney to our poker game?
Liam
I’m good with it. He passed my background check.I was very thorough.
Me
He’s technically not my attorney, his sister Pippa is and they work at the same firm. He just covered for her in court today.
Jack
Honestly, I was glad he was there after Theo told me about Shane’s explosion after court.
Ryan
What did he do?
Finn
WTF happened?
Liam
[secure link of video footage from inside courthouse]
Liam
The sound is a bit muffled so I want additional details of what was all said, but this is enough for me to justify that Shane and I need to have a conversation face to face. I’ll be back in Tennessee by noon tomorrow.
Finn
Did that douchebag put his hands on you, Sav?! Are you okay?
Me
He didn’t put his hands on me, he just… crowded me into the corner and was going to probably touch me. Liam, you do not need to go and talk to him.
Vivian huffs at my comment. “Probably? I just saw the footage, Sav. There’s no probably about it. It’s like he can’t help himself from making stupid decisions and making his life so much worse,and what an idiot to behave like that in the courthouse where there are cameras and witnesses everywhere. Scratch that, now that The Cavalry has seen this, all bets are off. He’s probably going to get his ass kicked for that by one of our brothers. Probably! That’s like saying I will probably hug my boyfriend when I see him next.” Vivian quietly giggles at how hilarious she finds herself.
