Just Between Us

Chapter Eleven

Divya's POV

Elizabeth had to leave the day after, she had an emergency meeting and was needed back in Chicago.

That was over a month ago. Apparently she has been traveling a lot for work, not only Chicago but from what she has told me she has had to go to England, South Korea, Australia, Brasil, everywhere really, meeting to meeting. I can't imagine how exhausting it must be for her to have to travel that often and that far.

But a part of me is glad I haven't had go see her again just yet. Since our last hang out in the carriage that night... everything regarding Elizabeth has been confusing and frustrating for me.

That night at the carriage was just... I don't even know, the words she said, how she looked at me. Elizabeth as a whole is just amazing and I... I'm not sure what to think of it. I didn't didn't think anything of it at first. Afterwards I wanted to slap myself for entertaining the idea of kissing her, for even crossing my mind and actually wanting to do it then.

"Divya!" Grace called out my name.

"Huh?" I turned to look at her and Jen.

"She's not listening to us, she's too busy thinking about her missing fiancee."  Jen teased me, her drink now empty on the table. Kaden was sat across from us uninterested in the conversation.

"She's not missing, she's gone for work." I rolled my eyes.

"Gone for more than a month? How do you cope with that?" Jen asked earning a clear nudge to the side from Grace. I guess it's normal for them to think I would be losing it over Elizabeth's long absence.

"Jen don't be a bitch." Grace told her.

"My life doesn't revolve around her presence. I think I'll live." I answered grabbing my martini from the table a taking a sip.

We thought a night out together after a long while of not having one would do us some good... well, Grace and Jen thought so, I was not too thrilled to go out to drink and Kaden seemed to be... in her own world.

"Just saying, if that woman was my fiancee I would be depressed even if she was just gone for eight hours."  Jen looked to her empty cup with a pout before sighing and began to look around for the waiter.

"Have you talked to her?" Grace was the one to ask.

I thought about the last text I had gotten from Elizabeth, which was yesterday, usually she would be the one to reach out first... and usually she texted everyday but she hasn't today. I just assumed she had a busy day, after all I haven't seen her in a month because she has been busy.

"Of course." I kept my answer short to avoid more questions from any of them, Grace however looked unconvinced while Jen was too busy telling the waiter what she wanted and Kaden... was silently drinking as she stared off into space.

It didn't take a genius to know what was going on with Kaden.

I nudged Kaden when Grace and Jen began discussing amongst themselves. Kaden looked at me with disinterest as she drank her beer.

"Everything okay?" I asked her even though I knew the answer to that.

"Mhm? Sorry, I'm just not really on the mood tonight." She mumbled.

I glanced at my other two friends, "We can leave if you want."

She shook her head, "No, you shouldn't cut your night short. Besides I'm slightly drunk so I'm not the best company to have right now."