Love & Secrets (Hartbig)

Ch. 2 Mamrie wants to know

The next morning Mamrie was the first one to wake up. She threw on her macho man t-shirt, a pair of jeans and decided to edit her video from the night before. After an hour of work she noticed Hannah starting to wake up. The messy hair blonde got up from the couch were she slept the night before and headed to the bathroom. Within ten minutes she came out looking somewhat normal.

Mamrie knew this was the perfect moment to find out what was going on with Hannah. She followed Hannah into the kitchen where she was making a pot of coffee.

“Is Grace up yet?” Hannah asked.

“No not yet, it’s only 11, it might be a little bit until she’s awake.” Mamrie replied

“Okay well she better be ready for this afternoon we have that meeting at 3 with Rock stream Productions.”

“Are you going to be ready?” Mamrie asked as she made her way to the cupboard grabbing two mugs “You drank a lot last night.”

Hannah took the mugs and started pouring the freshly brewed coffee. “Yeah I’m fine, that’s what the coffee for, to help with this hangover.”

Mamrie grabbed her coffee and the box of doughnuts that were siting on the counter next to her. She made her way to the table as she spoke. “I’m not talking about the hangover, I’m talking about the way you were acting yesterday.”

Hannah turned towards her red hair friend with a confused look on her face. “What are you taking about? I’m fine.” She stated with a defensive tone. “There’s nothing wrong maybe there’s something wrong with you.”

Mamrie had a shocked look at on her face. Hannah heart started beating faster, nervous that Mamrie could see right through her and notice that something was wrong, that everything wrong was going on with her life.

“Sorry Hannah I didn’t mean for you to defensive.”

Hannah sat down next to Mamrie and let out a sigh. “No Mamrie, I’m sorry I snapped at you I’ve just been stressed lately.”

“Is it because of Camp Takota 2? I know we have been busy planning for it and finalizing the script.” Mamrie asked.

“Well its part of it but it mostly has to do with my love life.”

“Hannah I know your gay you don’t have to worry about coming out to me. I’ve known that for years. Besides you get more beaver then a dam.” Mamrie laughed.

Hannah let out a nervous laugh “it’s why Courtney and I broke up.” Struggling to say the next part Grace walked into the kitchen at that exact moment.

“Didn’t you and Courtney broke because she wanted different things?” Grace mumbled as she made her way to help herself to a cup of coffee.

“Yeah that’s why.” Hannah quickly responded. She put her cup in the sink “I need to get around” Hannah left the kitchen and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

“Well if that’s it I don’t know why she’s so worried about it, I think she just needs to move on.” The half-asleep blonde grabbed her coffee and went back into her room.

Mamrie sat their alone, took a bite of her doughnut taking in what just happen. She knew something more was going on with Hannah she just needed to find out the truth.

…..

As the three friends were leaving their meeting Mamrie looked at her phone, it was already 7:30. She just said two words “Happy Hour” and they were on their way. They were debating which bar to go to when Gracie said “Don’t worry I know the perfect place.”

Fifteen minutes later Grace pulled in the parking lot thinking to herself that this is the perfect place for Hannah to get herself out there and forget about that Courtney girl. It was Hannah’s favorite gay bar.

“Here we are” Grace spoke while turning towards Hannah “Are you ready for all of the ladies to be lining up for you?”

Hannah didn’t want to go in she just wanted to go home, watch anime, and forget that this day ever happened, but she didn’t want Grace to think anything was wrong. She climbed out of the passenger seat straighten her vest and made her way into the bar.

The smell of vodka and perfume filled Mamrie’s nose. She knew if she was going to get anything out of Hannah she was going to have together to drink and make sure she didn’t hook up with anyone.

As the night went on Hannah drank, Grace tried being Hannah’s wing women and when Grace wasn’t looking Mamrie got rid of the girls.

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After a couple of hours of getting nowhere the girls headed home. With Grace and Hannah drunk Mamrie drove Gace’s car to Hannah’s house. She helped the shorter girl into her house and set her upright on the couch.

Grace slowly followed them trying not to run into everything in her path. Grace went straight to the bathroom for an unpleasant surprise.

Mamrie sat their wondering how she would try to find out what was wrong with her friend when all of a sudden.

“Mamrie I love you” Hannah spoke in her drunken state.

“I love you too Hannah.” Mamrie replied.

“You know who else I love?” asked Hannah.

“No who else do you love?”

“I love Grace!”

“And Grace loves you, but I’m guessing she’s not loving that last shot of fireball she had.” Mamrie could hear Grace in the bathroom turning it into an unfortunate event.

“No no no” Hannah uttered. “I really love her. It’s the reason why Courtney broke up with me, she knew I was in love with Grace before I could admit it. I love Grace so much and she has no idea, she is never going to feel the same way.”

Mamrie sat there staring at her drunken friend shocked about the news she just heard. She thought Courtney might have cheated on Hannah or that she was really a dude. She wasn’t expecting to hear that Hannah was in love with Grace.

The confused red head didn’t know what to say but luckily she didn’t have to say anything Hannah was already asleep on the couch. She sat in the living room by herself processing what she was just told, it was at that moment she knew nothing was never going to be the same between the three of them.