Lost Me Gained Regret

"Moving out, moving out!"

Abandoning her breakfast, Christine sprung to her feet, eager to please. "Mr. Ford, your generosity knows no bounds. I'm forever grateful..."

"No thanks needed."

Gregory chimed in with a meaningful tone, "Consider it an early wedding gift for you and Dailey."

Christine was speechless, "..."

I was bewildered, aware that Gregory wasn't one to speak without reason. I quickly turned to Christine, "You and Dailey? What's going on??"

The prospect of my best friend's major life event being news to me before Gregory was shocking.

Christine cleared her throat, trying to downplay it, "It's not... what you think."

She was clearly out of her league in this chase!

Gregory nodded in understanding, "Dailey's a tough catch, huh?"

Christine was shocked, "He told you??"

Gregory chuckled, "Clarence dropped by my place last night. We ended up talking over a few beers."

was clear; Clarence had spilled the

her eyes briefly, resigning herself, "...There's absolutely nothing between us. I've

focused on the crux of the matter, "So,

early days. Right now, it's just me hoping for something more." "I'll head to

chat, kissing my forehead

wasn't enough, now I have to

help but laugh, not saying much, just looking at her, "So,

"It's alright."

more freely, "It's just a bit of reverse psychology. The more he wants

"Anyway..."

added, "As long as you're happy, that's all

south, it could affect you and Gregory?" After all, they were as close as

"Why worry about that?"

Gregory would choose me over anyone else, every single

the situation, he always put me

...

the afternoon; right after lunch, she swiftly moved

she needed before rushing back home to dive into my design drafts. RiverCity's headquarters was

over and Jeff had enough staff, I could breathe a little easier

golden sunset

neck was