Chapter 0528

My heart sinks a bit for my friend, because I never want her to be embarrassed about something like that. How much money she grew up with - it's never mattered to me - to any of us.

"Yeah, I get that," I say quietly, turning back to Ben's point and looking between them. "The fear that...you'd get left behind a bit whenever Rafe meets...her. Whoever she is. I can see how that puts a dampener on things." We're all quiet for a moment, especially as Ben and I notice that Daphne's still looking down at her wine glass and not at us. As the seconds tick by, I straighten again, realizing...

But Ben puts it into words first.

"That's not the whole story though, is it Daphne?"

She sighs, her voice getting a little creaky with tears. "No," she croaks out, shaking her head. "No, that's not all of it."

"Daph!" I exclaim, instantly scootching closer to her and wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "What's wrong!? What is it!?"

"I just feel so guilty," she says, raising her head to look at me, her eyes rimmed with tears, giving a sad little sniff. "I just...I don't know."

beyond Daphne to put my wine on a little table and then wrap my arms fully around her, giving

hugging her tight and rocking her back and forth

guilty. Here's this wonderful guy, who is so good looking, and so lovely to me, and who likes me! Like, really likes me!" she laughs, shaking her head. "And I just...I just don't feel the same way. I thought I did, when it first started? But...I think...I was just

down at her hands, and I reach out for her, slipping my palm against hers and

Rafe," she whispers, I think confessing it for the

face reflects my own, a mix of love and pity

natural, Daph,"

about people. And honestly, it's only supposed to work once-like really work, when you find the one person who's your match.

wiping again at her cheeks, I think coming back to herself. "Yeah, well, I never thought Rafe was the one

your tongue on

little so that I can catch her eye, making her look at me and see the

hear," Daphne murmurs, a bit chuffed. "Even if it is

squeeze her

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