third person's pov :
nova watches as her old best friend runs up to the bar and orders for shots, running his hands through his dark brunette hair. she takes sips of her shirley temple, her head starting to hurt for how much she was furrowing her eyebrows.
"babe?"
she sets her drink down and smiles at her boyfriend who's offers her a bite of his fruit. she takes a bite of the honeydew but her eyes were still set on ethan. examining his every move.
"i knew you would show up."
nova's eyes break view from ethan right when he was about to look back at her and she turns around facing bri and pal.
"you just missed me too much, didn't you?" bri teases
she ignores her remark but nods, agreeing a bit.
perla and grayson appear behind the two girls and they grin at nova.
"you've left me for too long." perla whines, taking a seat next to nova and setting her head on her hand
grayson smiles at nova but his smile turns into a frown, looking up and seeing his twin brother drowning his feelings by taking shots.
"i-i'll be right back." he stutters, running to ethan's side
nova smiles weakly and watches him run off, feeling guilty as to why she isn't helping him out either.
that is what she's supposed to do right? be by his side?
"so tyler. we meet again." perla smirks, putting her hand out to shake with his
he sets his fruit platter down and grins, shaking hands with the soon to be wife.
"congrats by the way. hayes is a great guy."
perla smiles as a 'thank you,' pulling back and putting all her attention on nova.
"so, i heard you're working at a hospital." perla says
nova nods and grins, also setting her head in her hand.
"what is... ethan doing?" she whispers
perla's eyebrows raise teasingly and nova rolls her eyes, nudging her side.
"he's studying english literature. writing."
nova smiles instantly and she takes a sip of her shirley temple.
"why are you so happy?" perla asks, chuckling a bit
"he's always loved to write. it's not shocking he would take that as his career."
perla nods, smiling but she frowns quickly, remembering what ethan had told her.
"did ethan tell you anything?" perla asks cautiously
nova's eyebrows furrow and she sets her drink down, shaking her head.
perla nods and turns to watch ethan as he orders the bartender for more shots but grayson yells at the bartender to stop. she chuckles a bit, seeing the bartender's confused look of what to do and what not to do.
"is there something i need to know?" nova asks worriedly
"ethan will tell you when the time comes."
