“You need to tell him.” Grace pulled a Twizzler from the package and bit on the end.
“Easier said than done.” Pointing her own Twizzler at the girl, Joy added, “You have no room to speak about being honest with a guy, missy.”
Joy had invited Grace over for a girl’s evening, needing someone to talk to about Adam. Well, not the details—Grace was his sister, after all—but about Jeremy and Adam and Joy’s poor life choices. She’d confessed to Grace that Jeremy had cheated on her, albeit after a few drinks. But now that she and the younger girl both had secrets that they’d revealed to each other, they felt a camaraderie that was stronger than it had been initially.
“This isn’t about me,” Grace said prosaically. “You called me to talk about yourself. Plus, I’m working on a plan.”
Joy perked u
