filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names and blew through the money on the boys and the ballet and losing on card game bets with dalรญ
โgood point,โ grace muses almost immediately. then raises her eyebrows at her with amusement dancing in her gaze. โyou know who it would make an even better point to?โ
her tone is pointed but still gentle. itโs easy to see maisie is struggling with this. she wonโt tell . . .
graceโs lightness makes her chuckle as well, only to close her eyes a few seconds attendue to her head still being rather tender and sensitive. she does seem more understanding than diana, too. she relaxes a little, nodding.
โ i think weโre both looking at it from too closeโ
her what to do but she also knows this feeling. the conflict, a desperation of not wanting to ruin a friendship over feelings. she just offers a smaller, more sympathetic smile.
โyou donโt have to do it today, mais. justโฆ when youโre ready. but you canโt hide from . . .
look at the girl pressed up against her side. not like grace was one to talk, when she ran from most serious relationships before they could get too serious.
โdamn, girl!โ the blonde canโt help but cry into the empty room, immediately cringing at the volume. groaning and pinching the bridge of her nose to try to alleviate the new round of pounding in her brain.
โyeah. yeah, i get that. itโs.. weird, when you break up with . . .
her hands rub her face, as if that would be sufficient to get rid of the guilt she carried. not only was navigating a difficult situation hard enough, doing it with all of her exโs best friends was a whole new beast. โwe slept together last night. well; the night before theโ
someone youโve been with forever. itโs like drugs. especially if the sex is great,โ she teases with a nudge of her elbow into her side, mouth curling into a playfully wicked grin.
โhave you, like, talked to him about it?โ she muses after a moment, lifting her head to . . .
graceโs nose wrinkles at that, nodding slowly. a deeper understanding as she blinks a few times, staring at the color on the wall and not much else.
โyeahโฆ fucking tell me about it.โ a slow exhale through pursed lips, โhowโฆ howโre you hurting wyatt?โ
that piques . . .
โ no, no bomb dropped. justโฆ i thinkโฆ all of us being so entangled, so closeโฆ sometimes it catches up to us.โ she breathes out, breathing in graceโs perfume. โand i worry i might be hurting wyatt.โ
โgod, what happened? did some bomb go off i didnโt know about?โ she huffed as maisie settled with her head on her shoulder. her own head gently tipping to rest over hers, temples throbbing as she squeezed her eyes shut.
โseriously. nobody will tell me whatโs going on and . . .
she looks around, making sure no one else is up. sheโs not too keen on being seen today. landing besides grace, head falling onto her shoulder, sipping from her smoothie with a sigh of relief.
โthe vibes last night wereโฆ intense. howโd your night go, shot girl?โ