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“Yeah.” Beryl pursed her lips, absently trailing her fingers over my chest. “I, uh, tried to be polite but… we may have ended up arguing a little. Well, it was more like me… telling her off.”
“What?” I burst out laughing. “You told off Agma? About what?”
“About what she did.” Beryl’s eyes were hard as she looked at me. “I told her that telling her friends stuff about you was a shitty thing to do. I didn’t go into specifics, but she obviously knew what I was talking about.”
I sobered, insides squirming with… something. I wasn’t sure how to react to that. “Oh.”
Beryl sighed. “She said she made a mistake. She got drunk and told them after you split up. But that’s not an excuse, and I said as much.”
My breath left me in a sharp puff. “Oh. Right. Okay.”
“I’m sorry, Greid.” She lowered her eyes. “I shouldn’t have—I just got really angry. But she was actually kind of… remorseful, I think. By the end, at least.”
“Well she’s not, like, an evil person, I guess,” I said uneasily. “And you don’t need to be sorry, Beryl. The thought of you defending me like that is actually kinda hot.”
I grinned at her, wanting to erase the uncertain look on her face. After a second her mouth twitched as she rubbed my chest.
“Yeah, well, Mani overheard and took me up to the roof.”
I stared at her. “Eh?”
“She and Ron have a terrace up there. We had a beer and she asked what had happened. And then she…” Beryl shifted uncomfortably. “She told me she knew about the cult.”
“Oh. Shit.” I wanted to grab Beryl and hug her tight, hating the thought of her being upset. I knew how much she worried about the new people in her life finding out about the cult. “Berry—”
“It’s okay, Greid.” She smiled at me. “It was okay. It was… good, actually. It’s kind of a relief.”
“Yeah?” I asked cautiously.
She nodded. “She was really nice about it. She said she doesn’t care at all. But, yeah, she let me go home after that. Which worked out great.” Beryl leaned in to nuzzle my face. “Because I was desperate to come home and tell you I love you.”
I grinned, tugging her closer. “Well that wasn’t exactly what I was picturing, but still romantic.”
“What were you picturing?”
“Maybe like… you ripped off your apron in the middle of your shift and climbed onto the bar to announce that you had to go home right that second to tell your amazing boyfriend how much you love him. And then everyone clapped.”
Beryl burst out laughing. “I can go back and do that if you really want. I’ll get Ron to film it for you.”
“No.” I yanked her closer and started pressing kisses all over her face. “Don’t go anywhere. I got you Chinese food.”
“Is that what’s on the front of your onesie?”
My ears fluttered. “Okay, look, I wasn’t expecting you home so early. Trust me, you could’ve walked in on a far worse sight than—Oh shit, wait.” I peered around. “Where’s my phone? I actually had a text from Agma, which makes more sense now.”
Beryl reared back, leaning on my chest. “She texted you?”
“Yeah, but I haven’t read it yet.” I looked at her. “I could just delete it without opening it.”
She made a face and sat up. “Greid, you should do whatever you want.”
“Well, I don’t really care about what she has to say, but…” I struggled upright and slid to the edge of the bed to stand. “I guess we could read it.”
After retrieving my phone from the living room, I launched myself back into bed and wriggled as close as possible to Beryl as I opened my texts and tapped on the waiting message from Agma.
I met your new girlfriend. I’m sorry for the way I acted about certain things during our relationship. And I’m sorry for telling my friends private details as well.
I didn’t feel much of anything as I read it, before handing the phone to Beryl. “She apologised.”
