Despite the loaded conversation Grace and I may have just shared I felt oddly calmed. Content even. I offered her a small smile. "We find ourselves in quite the mess, don't we?"
The words were probably a rediculous thing to say, and they did not help either of us, but I was stuck for something clever to say. Thankfully, Grace did not seem to mind, and she nodded. "But, truthfully, there are worse people I could find myself in a mess with." She said quietly, and, I had to admit I was touched by her words. She may not be the one I had been holding close to my heart all these years after all, but she deserved happiness just like anyone else. I had to find a way to make a difference for us both. I just needed to know how. Maybe if we worked together we could create some semblance of a plan?
"Shall we go for a walk? Clear our heads?" I offered, and she nodded. The past tension and awkwardness that had lingered between the two of us was gone. It felt commfortable. Easy.
