“Give it a chance, Cassandra,” Sergio said, almost pleading.
“At least talk to him.”
“Is he paying you?” she asked suspiciously, giving her brother a narrow look.
“I just…” He glanced at his hands, then shrugged and gave her a sad smile. “I just want to see you happy. If you’re happy, you’ll stick around.”
Cassandra reached over and squeezed his hand. “I’ll stick around anyway, silly.”
“No.” Sergio shook his head. “After all this, you’re going to convince yourself that dating Dr. Darling is the right thing to do. Within a year you’ll realize how much you hate it, working together will be a nightmare, and you’ll quit and move away to escape the misery of it all.”
She started to laugh, then realized he was right. That’s exactly what she’d do. Wrinkling her nose, Cassandra asked, “When’
