I paused.
“I don’t want to say the guilt is completely gone, but I felt lighter, and maybe being happy was a better way of honoring Asher, instead of being miserable and not allowing myself to be happy.”
I looked over at Eloise, and it was her turn to cry. She threw her arms around my neck and pulled me in close and I hugged her back. I could hear her sniffling, and I squeezed her tighter.
“You know, when I woke up today I felt like shit. I felt like a shitty person, a shitty friend and I couldn’t stop crying and I just wanted to go home and then he showed up. I don’t understand how he seems to be making things better. It’s only been like a week, and part of that time I honestly wasn’t sure about him, but now—I just want to be around him all the time.”
“He makes you feel safe.”
Eloise pulled back to look at me. It wasn’t a question.
“Yeah. He does,” I said softly.
Weirdly enough, Lukas did make me feel safe, and I didn’t want to over analyze the small part of my brain that was scared about that fact.
“I’m so happy for you,” she said again.
I gave her a small smile, feeling better than I had in a while. Eloise squeezed my hand, and then reached over to pick up her phone. The screens on both our phones had been lighting up as the group chat went haywire.
“This is your fault,” I said.
Knot Your Favorite Book Chat
Val named the conversation “Knot Your Favorite Book Chat.”
Isabella
Val I stg with these group chat names
Val
hehe you love me
Plus, I’m working on a wolf shifter romance, so it seemed fitting.
Eloise
[sends pic of Aimee straddling Lukas’ lap on the couch, nearly kissing]
Cami
Okay, I get it now, and I don’t even like men
Val
SCREECHING
HOLY SHIT AIMEE
Can I print this for writing inspo?
Aimee
Eloise
Eloise
Ellory
