Before We Say Goodbye by JN Welsh

Author:JN Welsh [Welsh, JN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64197-042-6
Publisher: NYLA

Flor was holding her head when Olive finally came down to meet up with Nigel and their friends as they readied to leave Carmel.

"Somebody did a little too much cheering up last night," Olive scolded. "Where's Riley?" She searched the immediate area but Riley was nowhere in sight.

"He and Nigel went to return your car. We'll be traveling together today to keep you on schedule," Flor declared.

This morning when they woke up, they hadn't said much to one another. The moment it came time to capture the good morning kiss, things had changed. When they kissed it was worse than their first time in Playa del Rey. Olive may as well have kissed a glass window—flat and cold.

She didn't question the renewed distance, just packed her bags. Nigel left with little discussion about where he was going and now she was here with an ailing Flor.

Needing to busy herself, Olive tried to be helpful. "You have water. Did you take ibuprofen or something for you head? Can I get you anything else?"

"No mami."

"You need to eat."

"I know but the thought—" Flor dry heaved.

"You need to get it together before we start driving or you'll puke all over the damn windshield."

Though pale and green, Flor tried to smile and groaned.

"Let me get you some ginger ale."

Olive found a vending machine by the icemaker in the inn corridor. She returned with a bottle of ginger ale and another bottle of water and handed both to Flor who thanked her.

"How did last night go? We had so much fun hanging out and—” Flor stifled a belch "—you and Nigel seemed so much more in sync."

"I had fun, too. Our drive up was great. Mauricio's was phenomenal," Olive stated.

"And last night when you guys got back to the inn. Any more sparks or—"

"Flor stop," Olive said. "You got the kisses in the app. Isn't that enough?"

"What happened, chica?” Flor sipped her ginger ale. “You're so uptight."

"I'm not uptight," Olive mumbled. "I don't want to open up something that will make it so much harder in the end when Nigel and I part ways."

"Why it gotta end?" Flor slurred and Olive thought her friend might actually still be drunk but she was making too much sense in her conversation thus far. "If you want a different outcome, do different shit," Flor encouraged.

"You don't understand Flor. Giving into...anything is going to complicate things."

"So what if it does? If you want a divorce, keep with the resting bitch face, but all I'm saying is that it ain't over 'til you both sign. You’re separated. This is the period where you can still work shit out. You’re allowed to change your mind, Olive. If you still want him to be your husband, you have to leave it all on the table. You can try and fail but at least you'd have no regrets." Flor swallowed a bit more of her soda. "You know what I'm saying?"

"Yes, but—"

"This is for you and Nigel. You created this a long time ago to ensure that if things got to this point you'd have a fighting chance.

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