“Seconded!” Blythe cried out, her hand slapped over her chest.
Emerson scooted out her chair that had been clearly against the railing behind the partition, having hidden her from them. “I was sitting out here drinking tea hoping to calm my stomach, and I started to doze off… only to wake up when you two started talking!” Emerson insisted, gesturing wildly at them. “I didn’t know when it would be a good time to speak up.”
She couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled up from her throat, and Blythe’s chuckle quickly followed. Emerson joined in, and Darcy… she just breathed through it.
Blythe knew about her. She’d always known. And everything wasfine.
She breathed in deeply as her laughter faded, Juliet’s scent filling her lungs, making her stomach tie into tingling knots.
“Sooo,” Blythe started in a leading tone, leaning over her railing toward Darcy. “Are you going to tell me who it is, or am I going to have to wait years for that, too?”
Juliet’s name almost jumped from her mouth, at the ready.
Before she snapped it closed, thinking about all of Juliet’s precautions. Was sheallowedto tell Blythe? Well, obviously, she was allowed to do whatever she wanted. But… would it upset Juliet? Would it count as betraying some silent rule that Darcy didn’t know?
“I, uh, can’t tell you. Right now,” she tacked on, quickly adding, “And not because of not trusting you, it’s not about that.”
Blythe narrowed her eyes, giving a soft, thoughtful hum. And because she knew her sister, she knew she was thinking about who it could be.
Darcy’s stomach danced with anticipation when her sister opened her mouth.
“I bet Emerson knows.” But her tone was lighthearted.
Laughter bubbled up all over again. “Oh my god.”
“I’m pleading the fifth,” Emerson cut in.
“Iknewit!”
Darcy only shook her head. There. Blythe knew about her, and nothing had changed. And, if it did, maybe it was a good thing.
SMS — Darcy to J.J.
December 19
Darcy — 10:11A.M.
So. I came out to my sister
I guess you don’t NEED to know that?
But. Idk, it seemed relevant
J.J. — 10:11A.M.
How did it go?
Is she still in the band?
Darcy — 10:12A.M.
Yeah. Of course??
J.J. — 10:25A.M.
Good for you, Thief
Seriously
