“Why, Liv?” Harriet, their accounts woman, appeared distraught. “I assumed you had been blissful right here?”

“I’m. This place has been like a second house to me… however there are different elements concerned. It’s not something to do with work, I promise.”

A few individuals exchanged understanding seems to be. For fuck’s sake, was she that dangerous at holding a secret? Liv gritted her tooth and pretended to not discover the seems to be. “Meg and I’ll most likely depart towards the tip of the week. I’ll throw us all a farewell social gathering earlier than we go.”

She’d additionally be certain to offer everybody substantial bonuses for all their good work, however Liv would save that to be a shock.

She spent a bit extra time within the workplace, answering questions and reassuring anybody who was anxious concerning the coming change.

Liv lastly returned house, wishing she might keep at work longer, simply to keep away from the wrench of ache seeing Juliette introduced each time Liv laid eyes on her. Nonetheless, she had stuff to do. She had already rented a storage unit to start out sneakily transferring her stuff to. As soon as she had every little thing assembled – taking it out in dribs and drabs – she would pack all of it into a few suitcases and head off to the airport with Meg.

Regardless of her heartache, Liv was crammed with pleasure on the considered this new chapter in her life. She could by no means actually get better from Juliette, however that didn’t imply she wouldn’t take no matter happiness she was nonetheless able to having.

This was going to be a brand new begin for her, and she or he couldn’t wait.

10

Juliette

The times had been a lot the identical. Get up. Drive herself to bathe and eat. Attempt to fail to color. Lunch. Attempt to paint once more. Mope. Do her greatest to not cry. Splash some paint onto canvas and throw the canvas away in a match of frustration. Dinner. Sleep, dreaming of Liv.

Juliette was sick of the uninteresting, dreary factor her life had turn out to be, however she didn’t know any manner out of this depressing existence.

She was making an attempt, she actually was. Juliette had been blissful earlier than Liv got here into her life. Logically, she ought to have the ability to be blissful once more. In any case, her life didn’t look any completely different to earlier than Liv had entered it.

Juliette was completely different, although. Liv had modified her, and she or he wasn’t certain if she might ever return. She tried to take consolation in the truth that she nonetheless had her mom’s love. Ever since she was younger, she and Laura had been all the opposite had.

Now Laura had Kane, however she and Juliette had been nonetheless shut.

Juliette wished she might open up to her mother, however that merely wasn’t doable.

It was late when she acquired house from the grocery retailer. She had been procrastinating leaving, wanting to attend for Liv to be house earlier than she acquired again.

Liv had been working later and later lately, however it was already darkish. She must be house quickly. As a lot as seeing Liv harm, it was higher to harm than not see her in any respect. The recollections had been bittersweet, however being with out Liv was simply bitter.

When Juliette arrived house, she was happy to see Liv’s automotive within the driveway. She walked inside, going to the kitchen to pack the groceries away.

Liv wasn’t there, however Laura was, working over the range. The attractive aroma of stir fry stuffed the room.

“Hey, Juliette. Thanks for the groceries. Why don’t you set the desk? Kane mentioned he’ll be working late, so it’s simply the 2 of us tonight.”

Juliette frowned. “The place’s Liv? Was she going out for dinner?” Why, then, was her automotive within the driveway?

Laura sighed. “Let’s go to the lounge.” She turned the range off. “We have to speak.”

Juliette’s breath caught in her throat. These phrases had been by no means adopted by something good. There was just one factor she might consider that would convey such a critical expression to her mother’s face.

She knew. Fuck, she was about to kick Juliette out of the home, wasn’t she? Juliette did her greatest to not hyperventilate as completely different choices spun by her head. She might attempt to deny it, however she had no thought what sort of proof Laura had in opposition to her. She might promise to vary, however Juliette knew that will be a lie.

Prefer it or not, she was totally homosexual, and her sexuality wasn’t going anyplace.

She sat down on the couch, clasping her palms to cover how laborious they had been trembling.

“Liv is gone.”

Oh shit. Laura wasn’t kicking Juliette out of the home – she was kicking Liv out of the home. After all, Laura would blame Liv for ‘corrupting’ Juliette. It could be simpler than blaming Juliette. However how might Kane enable her to chase his personal daughter from her house?

“You’ll be able to’t – that is Liv’s house. It’s my fault. I’ll go. Depart Liv be.”

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