Chapter 69 – Would it be so Bad?

Natalie pressed her lips into a fine line as she watched her friend breakdown in fear. She pulled her friend into her arms and guided her to the couch to sit. Natalie reached over and grabbed Cassidy's drink to give her before grabbing her own. She placed the cold, wet glass in her friend's hand and urged her to drink. Cassidy obeyed and took a sip, which turned into a gulp. When she pulled the glass away from her lips, she sighed. She closed her eyes and focused on her breathing to calm herself as her liquid courage started to take effect and calm her nerves. Natalie waited quietly as she watched her friend come down from her freakout. This wasn't Natalie's first rodeo with Cassidy and her overactive imagination. But she wanted to be there for her friend like she had been since they were eighteen. "Are you ready to talk?" Natalie asked in a soft voice. Cassidy nodded. "Last night, after you left, I waited for Jacob to return. When he finally did, we had some words, and he ended u