“You're so tense.” Nicky murmured, her tone sympathetic. “Wish there was some way I could help.”
Erin leaned back till her head rested on the taller girl's shoulder.
“I'll be alright,” she replied, her tone much more optimistic than she felt. Lifting her head, she turned around to face her cousin and forced a bright smile. “How is Ryan these days?”
At the mention of her fiance, a soft, wistful smile played across Nicky's mouth. “He misses me terribly.” She replied. “He's even thinking of coming down to Chicago.”
Erin felt a pang of envy run through her as she listened to Nicky. She didn't resent her cousin the happiness she'd found - far from it - but sometimes, Erin couldn't help wishing her own love life would just sort itself out.
“That's great!” Erin said, hoping her tone gave not
