Love Can Be Chosen

Chapter Eleven

Hope drops her voice to a whisper.

"This morning was such a treat. Noah and I had the best brunch. How does everyone else feel it went?" Hope asked.

"Mine went as you would expect. You know Bobby - a joke a minute. I just wish he'd get over this whole 'I'm only looking for friends' thing. This is Love Island."

Lottie replied. So no sparks there then. What's so wrong with friends anyway? Isn't it better to be in a stable friendship couple than not even have the security of that? You really don't know what you even feel about anything, anymore. The Lottie kiss scrambled your brain, your feelings for Rocco and Gary are confusing and Marisol is so difficult to read! She appears different when it's just the two of you though.

To her surprise, despite her zoning out for a bit, she still was able to hear the conversation. It was a job to stay focused currently.

"Yeah, I'd say he uses that and his humour as a defence." Marisol pointed out. She appears a little better now, less like this whole situation is eating her up. Or she might be good at masking it. Which is another similarity to you.

"It's more for his sake. I like him as a friend, but I want him to find someone he can get close to." Lottie explained.

The other girls nod in agreement.

"That's fair. How was your brunch, Priya?" Hope asked. Wow, it obviously went well, she looks radiant.

"We had a great time, too. Ibrahim tried to compliment me...I think? He ended up comparing me to poached eggs. He said it's because they're perfect. Then got really quiet. It was cute." Aww. You just had to deal with Rocco asking your questions back to you and not having much interest in you as a person. So pretty much everyone had a better date.

"Classic Ibrahim." Hope said.

"How about you, Alecto?" Marisol asked, watching her carefully. Does she know something? She can't know about the Lottie kiss, right? Everyone else was asleep.

"So-so." She said, keeping it short. They don't need to know the full details. It wasn't entirely bad, but it wasn't that great. It was awkward if anything.

Marisol made eye contact with her before moving to stand next to her, sliding an arm around her shoulders without being asked. Just that small amount of contact was comforting enough, she felt her racing heartbeat start to level. Abby could also do that. Just a simple touch was enough to prevent an anxiety attack or to keep you calm.

"It's awkward being shoved into a date like that, and only after an evening of being coupled up. Hopefully you two will hit it off soon. I don't know where I am with Gary. The brunch was okay, but I don't have strong feelings for him...that spark just isn't there." She said. Alecto noticed how the expression from earlier was back on her face. Yup, it's still eating her up.

She looks at Alecto.

"And you told me how important it is. I'm inclined to agree." That's definitely an issue with you, too. With Rocco and that mess, which you're still uncertain if it was a good idea or not, and your sparks with Lottie and Marisol. You could do with a chat with someone who isn't involved in your mess. Or is it better to keep it hidden and try not to explode?

"Yeah, dead on. That spark is fate letting you know it's knocking. When you feel it, you know you've found the one." Lottie replied. Alecto looked up in that moment and made eye contact with her, looking away quickly and fiddling with her bracelet, hoping she wasn't blushing. You're very screwed then. You have a family of sparks, some you're ignoring and hoping they snuff themselves out. It's so easy for some people, they find their spark, then their soulmate so easy! Try to be as natural as possible, so they don't pick up that something's up.