"Who are you visiting here?"
“Of course Blair, my sister-in-law. Did you think I came here for you?
Don't make me laugh."
Wesley was speechless. ‘Didn't he say he missed me and wanted to see me a while ago?'
Paying no heed to Wesley's sullen face, Niles quickly left the plastic bags on the table and went to look for Blair.
"Oh Blair, my dear sister-in-law, where are you?"
Despite his anger, hearing Niles address Blair as his sister-in-law was like music to Wesley's ears that immediately made him feel better.
Blair was inside the bathroom, putting her toiletries in order. When she heard Niles’ voice, she popped her head out for a second and responded, “I'm here!
Niles scampered into Wesley's bedroom and hopped up in front of her like a naughty boy.
"Blair, come with me. I've brought a lot of snacks for you. Let's eat them together.”
Niles wasn't always so enthusiastic of people. Only the ones he was fond of.
Blair didn't have the heart to turn down his hospitality. She nodded with a smile and said, “Okay, but..." Suddenly, she stopped talking and tugged at the corner of his shirt to stop him.
Niles turned around, Looking at her in confusion.
"What's up?"
“Um
I.
Please don't call me ‘Sister-in-law' anymore. Your brother and
" Her voice trailed off as she felt the pain stabbing at her heart.
There were still many unresolved issues between them. She wasn't sure about their future.
The happy smile on Niles' face faded away. He became serious, brows furrowed, and asked, "What happened between you and my brother? Do you want to talk about it?"
What they didn't know was that Wesley was standing at the doorway. He felt more and more uncomfortable with each minute Niles spent alone with Blair, so he put down the vegetables he was washing and quickly strode to the bedroom, looking to get Niles out.
However, the second he reached the door, he heard Blair asking Niles not to call her “Sister-in-law" anymore.
Still oblivious of Wesley's presence, Blair replied, “Nothing happened.
It's just that we haven't thought about what we will do in the future.
He'll get tired of me one day, and when that day comes, I'LL surely leave him." It seemed as though she had thought this through. She loved