I am goddess knows just how many beers down now. I have helped a little on the grills but gave up, letting Javier and Mateo take over as they are so much better, plus it meant I got to chill out with my friends. Ruby has been avoiding me today, I am sure.
Well, not just today, but for a while, since we had that awkward encounter in my office. I hate it. It shouldn’t be like that with us. I have enjoyed having her around as another friend these last couple of years, had grown used to her being there, and now she wasn’t around as much, it didn’t feel right. But I hadn’t pushed it, as I was trying to do right by Rose too, plus give Ruby her space as it seemed like that was what she wanted.
But with us being at the party for Esme, it was proving a wee bit hard to avoid her. Or for her to av
