Studio 22 | Mary-Kate Olsen

Chapter Fifty-Eight

August 19th 2023 - New York City - Mary-Kate's And Blue's Brownstone

"Tiny, I'm home!" I smiled and ran down the stairs to greet her. "Missed me?" She asked with a teasing tone as she held me up off the floor, I wrapped my legs around her waist to keep me in place. Blue had been in The Hamptons for two days with Ashley and Sophie doing stuff for the creative team. Meaning I was home alone and at work alone without her.

It was weird being in our new home without her already. I assumed we'd come home from work together for at least a couple of weeks but nope, work is unpredictable. Although I wasn't completely alone. I went to her parents house for a family dinner last night and might have stayed there. Isobel didn't seem to mind, in fact she was encouraging that I stayed as it was late. I wouldn't pass up the opportunity not to be alone, because I kept thinking about Blue and felt so stupid. It was only two days apart and I missed her like crazy. I forgot what it was like before I had her around.

She carried me through to the kitchen and sat me on the counter as she went to the fridge and got herself a drink. "How was it?" "Good, we got a lot finalised, a few of the items selected. There's this fabric, you're going to adore.'' She then went on to explain everything they did over the last two days before asking me about the office and I filled her in on that.

"I went to Mami's and Papi's for dinner last night." I tolled and she cocked a brow as she took a sip of her apple juice. "They invited me." I defended myself. "Let me guess you stayed over, because you missed me so much." She teased and I blushed slightly. She knew me too well. "Maybe." I said shyly, turning away from her. She placed the bottle on the counter and came over to me standing between my legs that naturally locked around her torso, her face pushed into my neck. "I missed you too, Tiny." She mumbled against my skin leaving soft kisses as she made her way to my lips. I giggled as I squirmed in her arms.

I gazed up at her taking in her big brown eyes as she looked down at me, a subtle smile gracing her lips. I tucked my hair behind my ear and lent back creating a little space between us. "Why didn't you tell me you and Sage got into an argument?" I asked, my eyes moving around the room but refusing to land on her. "Because it was no big deal." She brushed it off. "No big deal? But you flew to Milan, alone." I knew there was more of a reason for her trip to come see me but I hadn't gotten it out of her yet. Isobel told me all about what happened, she assumed I knew. She asked me how Blue was doing after the argument and how she had refused to talk about it with either of them. I felt utterly useless because I knew nothing.

"He said some horrible things, Blue... I know what your mind is like." Now she was looking away from me. I thought she'd be annoyed that I spoke about it with her Mami behind her back but she wasn't, she wasn't expressing that just yet anyway. "Are you okay?" I asked, turning her face to look at me. She nodded. "It's okay if you're not." Being allowed to see someone's true emotions without them telling you is a privilege, and it's one I am grateful I have when it comes to Blue. She may not verbally express her emotions to me but her Amber eyes tell me everything when she can't find the words to express herself. I cupped her face in my hands drawing her closer to me, I pressed my lips to her forehead. "None of it was true, I'm sorry he hurt you." Again. "Just not nice, hearing it from him." I nodded understanding.

If Ashley said anything like that to me I would shatter on the spot. I can't comprehend the strength Blue has, it amazes me. She just keeps it all together, all the time and I don't get how. If I had gone through half of what she has I wouldn't be standing. "It's over with now." She tells me. "He's always going to be your brother, Blue." "Like I said to him, I'll show up as a Sinclair but not as his sister. I'm tired. I can't keep putting my heart on the chopping block." I pulled her in for a hug, we stayed silent for a few minutes. I couldn't find any words that would fix this. She was always good with knowing what the right thing to say is. I sucked at it.