Love You, Too

Ember

When I finally reached my stop, it was a short walk to his office—made slightly longer by the fact that I made two wrong turns. But I was proud of myself when I found his building.

“I’m here for Ryan Jordan,” I announced to a stone-faced receptionist.

She clicked a few things on her computer then frowned. “Do you have an appointment?”

“No,” I said, suddenly feeling stupid that I hadn’t thought to call ahead. But that was the point of a surprise, right? “I’m his sister. I came to say hi.”

Her cold expression thawed, but she still looked puzzled. “I didn’t know Ryan had a sister, but hang on. Let me put a call through to his office.”

A short while later, Ryan came striding into the reception area. There was a wide smile on his face as he opened his arms to envelop me in a huge bear hug. “Little sis. This is a surprise.”

Even though I was still pissed at him, I walked right into his hug. Ryan smelled like home to me. He wore the same cologne he’d discovered in high school and never