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◤ chapter eight, JUVENILE ◢
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Davina and Brinley didn't do anything for New Year's. They went to the diner, spent time with Rosie, clinked together their glasses full of their favorite milkshakes and giggled at each other. No big celebration, no party or going home to family – just them at the diner.
And it was nice. She liked it, spending time there and not feeling so down with no questions about how Finn was. She saw him before Christmas, almost cried because there were bags under his eyes that were never there before and his hair looked absolutely atrocious. He said everything was good, never elaborated, and she told him about her Christmas plans and asked him if they were doing anything special in there or if it would be another day.
It was nice to see him and hear his voice, but it was also nice to walk into Apple Eye's Diner and not having Rosie ask about it. They talked about work and how Brinley most definitely had an interest in someone – Bucky, Davina recalled – and then the conversation was turned back on her and Wanda as if there was something there. There wasn't; they held a simple kiss because of mistletoe tradition and that was it – nothing more. None of the other girls believed that.
And even though Davina wanted to tease Brinley about Bucky more, she didn't. Because after the kiss with Wanda it was revealed that he was an ex-assassin for HYDRA and murdered a bunch of people. "But he's fine now – all of that brainwashing and everything has been removed!" Brinley assured her, although she really wasn't. So yeah – Bucky killed people which made her a bit scared and everyone could feel that tension, although he said nothing because "he's not much of a talker".
Sam kept everything light and Desmond looked uncomfortable in his own apartment. When they left, Brinley explained that he wasn't a people person so having his place of comfort crowded was a bit much for him. She understood. Davina herself mostly kept up conversation with Wanda and no one else because she didn't know the others and Brinley was busy having fun with her friends.
It was a bit selfish to see that she was hurt, seeing her best friend with everyone else. Because she still had Brinley to herself at home and the girl would never replace her with these guys she had never even heard of before Christmas, so it was fine. Poor Davina just didn't have a lot of people. She had four maybe; Brinley, Rosie, Finn, and Conrad – although those two have fallen apart quite a bit due to distance. That didn't matter now because Conrad was coming back to New York so she'd have someone else to help fill the void.
