Isadora POV I didn't know how many bottles of wine I'd gone through already, but I felt sober. Maybe too sober. My idea of using alcohol to forget wasn't working, and that only added to my frustration.I was about to open another bottle when the door to my studio clicked open.Benita entered, and the moment she saw me, her expression shifted into something between concern and anger."I came as soon as you called," she said, moving toward me.She looked at me…at the mess I was, and crouched down, pulling me into her arms. The embrace was tight. It felt like she was trying to hold me together because I was clearly falling apart.That warm hug triggered everything I was trying to forget.My tears came pouring out and I allowed myself to break down completely. I cried into her shoulder like a child.All the composure I'd been trying to maintain shattered in an instant.Benita held me through it all, her hand rubbing circles on my back.She didn't say anything, she just held me and stay
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