Granted

Chapter 12

Dianna sat quietly at the table, enjoying after work dine time when Lucia sat next to her, "So when will we get to officially meet your new girlfriend?"

Dianna almost choked on her food as she quickly reached for a glass of water, "Who are you even talking about?!"

"Oh c'mon Di, we've never been secretive to each other when it comes to crushes and love and all that mushy stuff" Lucia teased, "I'm talking about Eris of course! So what's the deal between you two?"

"Luce, we message each other about this constantly. Eris is only a good friend and she's staying with me because she decided to venture into a new career path and needed a place to stay while she's looking for it, since her lease expired and all that"

"Yeah but the way you talk about her, it's like she's Aphrodite's gift to mankind" Lucia giggled, "And didn't she quit her job days after my quince? That's like a month ago; surely you made some kind of move on her"

"No and why'd you think I'd make the first move?"

"Well duh, 'cause you like her and I'm not talking about just "finding her pretty" like" Lucia explained, "I'm talking about "future wife" like here. You fell so hard!"

"No I did not!" Dianna reacted defensively, despite the redness of her cheeks, "And what made you think I even like her in the first place?"

"Di, you brought her here so many times I lost count, you don't usually bring friends over that often and the way you look at her every time you two ate here, poor girl is near melting point by the way you stare at her with your love struck heart eyes" Lucia stated, gesturing a heart with her fingers and playfully putting it against her eyes "And don't get me started on your dance during my quince, that's like Anastasia-Dmitri level of lovey-dovey dancing"

Dianna raised her brow, albeit a bit amused, "Well okay, you may be right about me liking her but c'mon I'm not some kind of love sick puppy. I'm not...I'm really not!"

"Yep, okay, you keep lying to yourself about that" Lucia playfully grinned

"Oh my gosh you little-!" Dianna reached out and was ready to give Lucia a pinch on the cheek but the girl pulled away and stuck her tongue out before rushing back into the kitchen, leaving Dianna shaking her head, admitted slightly amused at Lucia's silly antics.

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It has become some kind of routine, Dianna leaves for work and Eris is free to do whatever she wants for the time being.

It was after lunch when Eris left her bed and for some reason she craved something citrus-y so she made herself a tall glass of lemonade and watched TV to distract herself from her never-ending thoughts about Dianna that's been clouding up her mind all morning.

Eris is thinking more than usual about Dianna now, and her heart beats fast along with every thought of her.

Every little detail about Dianna was now replaying endlessly in her head. The way she laughs when they talk about random amusing things, how she greets her with a bright smile during the mornings still in her pajamas, how she links her arms with hers when they take walks outside, even the way she smells lingered in Eris's mind.

All these wonderful thoughts about this beautiful woman...

...is causing Eris some serious distress.

Eris jolted up, screaming in frustration, "I gotta stop this!" she exclaimed, "I can't afford any kind of delays now! I'm running out of time!"

Eris paced around the room, "Maybe getting out of this apartment will distract me enough" she let out an exasperated sigh and ran her fingers through her hair, "I can't fall for her. Not now. Not ever."