Page 44 of Clueless
She laughed.“Yes, he’s been with the same girl since high school.They’re getting married next year, in fact.”
“Good.”
Grace smiled.“You know a lot of men cross my path every day, right?Just like a lot of women will be crossing yours when you’re on the road.”
“Yeah, I know.Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
“No, you don’t.But you have to get used to it.And not let it get to you like this.”
I’d been told I had the grump thing down to an art, but I didn’t want to have all that pent-up aggression anymore.I knew it wasn’t healthy and couldn’t make either of us happy.
“What would it take to make you feel better about us?”
I thought about it for a minute before I said, “You could start by deleting those social media pics of you with other guys.”
She didn’t even hesitate before she said, “Done.”
“And maybe adding one or two of us.”
“Sure, anything else?”
I knew I was pushing my luck, still I added, “You could change your relationship status, and maybe tag me in your posts when I’m away.”
“Okay.That’s it?”
I nodded.“Yeah, because I realize I’m straddling the line between concerned boyfriend and stalkerish-freak now.”
She laughed.“Glad I didn’t have to point that out.”
My expression changed from amused to serious when I said, “I meant what I said, Grace.I’m falling for you.Hard.”
She kissed me before whispering, “Ditto,” against my lips.
I’d spent another long day in the studio, so when my sister invited me over for a pizza because her husband was taking their boys to karate practice, I agreed.
I knew she was probably anxious to pump me for information about my relationship with Grace, but since I could use a woman’s input, I didn’t mind her being nosy, just this once.
By the time we were sitting at her kitchen island, dishing out my favorite pizza, she’d already asked how things were going with Grace.
“You know me, I manage to screw things up on the daily.But it hasn’t scared her off so far, so I think we’re good.”
“I decided to follow her on social media, just for fun.And I noticed she’d made some changes.”She grinned before popping a pepperoni into her mouth.“You wouldn’t have had anything to do with that, would you, big brother?”
I tipped my long neck back before shrugging.“Maybe.”
She laughed.“So, the others guy’s pics are gone.But she added an adorable photo of you two as her profile pic.Nicely done.”
“Seriously?”I hadn’t asked Grace what she intended to do with the selfie she’d taken of us before she left for work that morning, but it made me smile when I saw her making it her screensaver.
“Yeah, you didn’t know that?”
I rolled my eyes.“I have better things to do than stalk my girlfriend on social media, unlike you, apparently.”
“Ohmigod, I was not stalking her.I’m just curious!”She raised her hand.“Hold up a minute.Did I just hear you call Grace your girlfriend?”
“Yeah, you did.What about it?”
She slapped her palm against the stone countertop, squealing.“Eeee!This is so exciting.Does Mama know?She’s gonna go crazy when she finds out you’re finally settling down.”
