Stephen glanced over at Grace, who was now pressing firmly into his side in a possessive matter. "Of course," he laughed.When Abby saw the way Grace had pushed up against him, her smile dropped almost completely. She pulled the check from the pile and handed it over, but not before offering a glare over in Grace"s direction, who was now pressing her head against Stephen"s chest.
"Er, thanks Abby, I appreciate it."
"No problem! Um, aren"t you going to introduce me to your friend?" Abby asked, finally addressing the elephant in the room.
"Oh yeah, of course. Grace, this is my friend and coworker, Abby Cutler. Abby, this is my... girlfriend, Grace Martin."
"Hi Abby, it"s so nice to meet you! I always enjoy meeting friends of Stephen"s!" Grace beamed, extending her hand out to the shocked girl.
"Oh wow! It"s... nice to meet you, too," said Abby, finally, her eyes going a bit wide while taking quick glances back and forth. "Uh, so girlfriend, huh? Seems rather fast?" Her eyes finally settling on Stephen, as if to mentally inquire for more of an explanation.
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"What can I say? I saw him, and I knew he was the one for me," giggled Grace, looking up at Stephen in the most adoring manner.
"Yeah, it"s only been a few days, but we are pretty happy together," confirmed Stephen, looking back down at Grace, who was hamming it up for all she was worth. By the time Stephen looked back over at Abby, she was chewing on her bottom lip wearing a look that spoke half confusion, half regret.
For his part, Stephen slightly relished the opportunity to twist the knife a little for Abby. He had felt so horrible, so hurt at her rejection last week. Now, seeing the same look in her eyes at the sight of him with Grace was very satisfying, even if only on an infantile, selfish level.
"Well, that"s very nice. It"s nice to meet you, Grace," offered Abby, before finally a.s.suming a more dejected look. It was almost as if she was b.u.mmed out he now had a girlfriend, but why would that be? She rejected him clearly without a second thought. What changed between now and last week?
"Really nice to meet you, too, Abby!" beamed Grace.
"Er, let"s go, babe. Let"s go get that ice cream," Stephen said, finally. He lead Grace slowly in the direction of the freezers, and offered an awkward wave back to Abby. "See you, Abby."
Abby just frowned, watching the link of hands between the couple. "Bye Stephen."