Calista

Calista straightened her shoulders and sent a worried look to Janelle who took too deep of a breath and began coughing. Sebastian crossed his arms and waited for her to finish before continuing their conversation.

"Who do you need to get revenge against?" Sebastian asked.

Calista looked away and lightly slapped her mouth before turning back to the blonde Adonis that Janelle was practically drooling over.

"Me? Want revenge?" Calista asked innocently.

"Yes. I heard you clear as day. You want revenge."

"Right, I want revenge against the tabloids that said I was a murderer."

"Yeah, she was telling me just that."  Janelle nodded. "As soon as she's better. She wants revenge. Big time. Major revenge."

Sebastian's eyes narrowed as he stepped toward them and Calista forced herself not to run away.

"Don't waste your time with revenge against tabloids, Calista. You just need to focus on getting better. I've already taken care of the reporters who wrote those articles mentioning you."

"How?" Calista asked.

"I had them fired. The Dover name will not be sullied by anyone."

Janelle leaned into Calista. "I thought he was going to say he bought the tabloid and fired the writers."

Sebastian smirked. "For one of the magazines, I did."

Janelle's mouth fell open. "Whoa...you're like that guy from Fifty Shades of Gray."

Calista poked her friend in the ribs but Janelle continued. "Are you also into BSDM?"

Calista gasped and Sebastian laughed. Calista shook her head and Janelle covered her mouth, realizing she was supposed to be working. She gave a toothy smile to Sebastian. "Sorry. I don't really have a filter. My mouth constantly gets me into trouble."

"I can see that," Sebastian said. "So, how do you two know one another?"

"Huh?" Janelle's eyes widened and she looked over to Calista who also seemed surprised.

"We just met," Calista said.

The temperature seemed to lower in the room as Sebastian sighed "Is that so?"

"Yes. Why would you think otherwise?"

"The doctor said you may eventually get your memory back," Sebastian said. "Just to be clear, I feel as though I should remind you of the house rules."

"House rules?" Calista repeated.

"Yes, the house rules. There are only a few, but the most important one is to be honest. Would you mind stepping out for a moment? I'd like to talk to my sister alone," Sebastian said to Janelle.

Janelle looked from her friend to Sebastian Dover, the man she'd only ever seen on magazine covers. Calista gave a slight shake of her head and Janelle nodded.

"I'm sorry, but I really need to check her blood pressure right now," Janelle said.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

"Yes, it's a very important thing for memory loss patients to get their blood pressure taken." Janelle began pulling out medical equipment from a work case.

Sebastian closed the distance between him and Calista. She was sitting on the bed looking up at him. He placed a hand on her cheek, almost a caress, his thumb stroked the spot just below her right eye.