chapter46 Joy

1:11am that's when they finally headed home. Grace stumbled her way into the apartment drunk in joy. she was even humming a jazz song she heard in Lucas car. definitely one of her best days.

she was too tired to take a bath. so she washed her face, brushed her teeth and changed into her pajamas. when she went to get a glass of milk, she saw figure a in the dark by her fridge, eating her food?..

she couldn't just go to sleep with a strange person in her house and she isn't going to 'investigate'. she has watched enough movies to know that investigating never goes well.

so she opted for calling the police. she was about to quietly grab her phone when she tripped and fell. not the quiet kind.

"Grace?" a familiar voice called from the darkness.

"Maya?! what the heck! I was about to call the police"

"or you could have turned on the lights switch to see who it was" Maya scoffed

"yeah. right. what if you were actually a hungry burglar?" she sighed and shaked her head. "forget about all that. why are you still have my house?"

"I should be asking you that question. I thought you were spending the night at Lucas's place"

"I told you already...."

"..nothing like that is going to happen" Maya finished. mockingly.

"you still haven't answered my question." Grace huffed

" I was making you of your home office, I got stress so I came out here for a snack".

" you were stress eating again? are you sure you're fine?" her best friend had a history with eating disorders and hearing that Maya was stress eating again, got her worried.

"hey I'm fine" Maya sighed " I just go too carried away with my forbidden love, that I forgot about my very important project that might lead to my promotion"

"forbidden love?" Grace is seriously bewildered.

" seriously? that is all you got from all the stuff I said?"

"how is it forbidden? it's not like he is your boss or anything". Grace ignored her friend's remark.

"exactly! but he is my boss's brother" Maya said like her statement explains everything which it really doesn't.

Grace didn't bother to reply.

"I'm going to bed" Grace took her milk. heading straight up her room.

"wait,.. how did your date go?!" Maya yelled

"I'll tell tomorrow" Grace yelled back

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waking up with a smile on their face is a thing. and that is exactly what Grace did. she felt so refreshed and lights. so freaking amazing.

"lookie who we have here. smiling like a cashmere cat. so creepy" Maya is sitting on her couch, eating her bowl of cereal yet, has the audacity to tease her, on such a happy day? but since she is in a good mood she'll let it slide "I'm guessing everything went well"

Grace narrated all the happenings of last night excluding the sauna part for obvious reasons.

"oh my God!" Maya shrieked " can you believe that just a few weeks ago my dear Grace was sobbing because of her unrequited love"

"oh shut up" Grace scowled

"so? what did Lucas say when you asked him to be your date for today's charity gala. thing"

"oh bloody snap" Grace cursed out loud

"what happened?!"

" I forgot to ask him"

"what!"

"what to do?"

"calm down. did you at least text Jim after he drops you off" Grace nodded in affirmation. "okay good. just ask him now. I'm sure he was invited. so you're not asking him come to the event. your asking him to come the event with you. besides the event is in the evening and this is just 9:15am. there is enough time"

"yeah, yeah I'll just call and ask him"

" then what a you waiting for" Maya yelled

"good God gracious. my ears" Grace grumbled

she took her phone and called the first time but Lucas didn't pick up and then the second time, no answer and then the third..."

" hold up. you don't want to seem desperate. trust me"

" isn't that what I am right now? desperate?'' Grace mumbled bitterly.

Grace was afraid that just like even other time, she would make progress in her relationship with Lucas and then regress for no clear reason.

' I thought things were going so well yesterday date went well. maybe he thought about it and was like -Grace is definitely not my type. and now he is ignoring me. how did I not see this coming?'

" hey. stop over thinking he might be taking a bath for all we know just calm down and text him"

"oh.. okay but what should I text through?"

Maya facepalmed with an over bearing sigh

"give me the phone."

" don't write anything I wouldn't" Grace scowled.

"how about, *hey. I forgot to ask you yesterday but will you be my date to the charity gala this evening. PS. good morning*" Maya read as she text.

two minutes later and Lucas hasn't seen or replied her text and she was pacing with anxiety. literally.

"Grace" Maya drawled "stop paceing your giving me a headache"

"let me pace in peace" Grace snapped.

"Grace!! come quick, Lucas is calling"

Grace rushed over. deep breaths "helloo"

she said in a voice that made her cringe. Lucas must have cringed too.

"hello?, Grace?"

"yeah, Grace speaking" her voice somewhat better.

" hey I saw your missed calls and text. I was in the bathroom. sorry" the call is on speaker so Maya heard and smirked. " I want to to ask you the same thing last night but I got too carried away. since you asked I would love to be your date"

"s.. sure"

"I'll pick you up by at least 7:40."

"okay. bye"

"bye"

girly shrieks of joy filled the room.