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Willow nodded simply.
“Well, things sort of changed between us.”
Shock intertwined with her features as she rested her chin against her palms. “How so?”
“After he brought me home from the Roadbar, he took care of me, and we … hooked up.”
That surprised look deepened, and Willow gasped. “What?”
Bracing myself, I swallowed hard. “I know. But not only that, I agreed to be his fake girlfriend to stop his mom’s pestering about being in a relationship and to stop Ryan from pursuing me.”
“And you’re just telling me now!” she exclaimed, visibly exhilarated and scandalized by the news. “The tables have certainly turned.”
“I met his parents over dinner, and everything has been going so well that I can’t tell what’s real and what’s a performance anymore. We … slept together again the other night,” I admitted, braving every wave of her shock.
Willow blinked back at me, at a loss for words briefly. “I know I told you to give him a chance, but … you’ve really surprised me with this one.”
“I know,” I mumbled, running a hand down my face. “It’s just that he’s so different from how I originally thought. He might seem grumpy, but he’s thoughtful, and he means well. I misjudged him, and now that I’ve gotten to know him, I can’t help but want more.”
“So, you’ve caught feelings along the way,” she concurred.
I nodded.
“With my shock out of the way, I’ll try and actually be helpful,” she mused, taking up a more serious air. “Do you think he might feel the same way?”
“It’s hard to know. We’ve connected well, but I don’t know if that’s just him being happy that we’re pulling it off or if he wants the same thing.”
“Have you considered asking him?” She questioned.
“No,” I murmured under my breath, ashamed to admit it. “I know that’s the most logical thing to do, but I’m afraid to.”
“How come?”
“I don’t want to ruin things between us, not when it’s been going so well. I’m afraid he won’t be on the same page as me, and I’ll just look like the pathetic girl who fell for her neighbor,” I mumbled, finally airing it all out at last.
She took a deep breath and considered her words. “That’s understanding. But my next question is, do you want to be with Griffin? Like, for real?”
“Yes, I do,” I responded immediately without thinking about it. But the more I considered it, the more I started questioning it.
Did I want a relationship after the hellish one I took months to fully get over? Even if we weren’t really dating, based on how intense everything felt with Griffin, I couldn’t help but think that the aftermath would be even harder to come back from if it ever went wrong.
Griffin was so unlike anyone else I had ever dated, and that was both a good thing and a daunting idea.
Sighing, I tried to decipher the complicated feelings within me, but it felt impossible. “I don’t know, I feel so conflicted about it. I don’t know where to go from here.”
“You need to give it time,” Willow said, sounding wise like she often did. “There’s no need to rush things. This is new and certainly complicated, but you’ll figure it out soon enough.”
Running a hand through my hair, I felt impatient. I just wanted to know what decision would be the right one. What path was the right one to follow. But at the same time, being burned by Ryan made me not want to consider relationships at all.
“I wish I didn’t need to agonize over it in the meantime.”
It didn’t make any sense, but something pulled me to Griffin, regardless of my other feelings. He always had a way of popping up even if I didn’t want him there. To my surprise, he was a decent person, and I knew he wouldn’t want some drama ruining his peace.
I didn’t want to be that drama in his life.
A knock at the door tore our attention away from the topic at hand, and we both turned to find Noah standing on the other side.
Realizing the door was still locked, Willow unlatched it from afar, and the sign flipped over with a rush of her magic.
