Everything after the night he’d caught Aiden with a girl that wasn’t Brielle was a blur. One second he was throwing punches because how dare he treat his best friend like that and the next said best friend was barely talking to him, short texts exchanged but nothing of substance. He missed her and wanted things to go back to normal or at least their version of normal but it seemed like a long shot when she chose to stay with the cheater rather than trust what he’d seen for himself. Their texts grew further and further apart and before long they’d stopped talking, the brunette falling off of the face of the Earth. He’d tried looking for her, hitting up their usual spots to run into her by accident but hadn’t been able to bump into her – and then Amanda happened. The blonde was someone he’d known pre-deployment. He’d actually met her through Brielle but never thought anything more apart from him finding her really funny. As it turned out they had a ton in common and with Brielle being no where to be found he found himself spending more and more time with Amanda.
“Babe come on, I love watching you play that stupid game but let’s goooo. Your online buddies will be here when we get back,” the blonde whined and he laughed, signing off of the game console before grabbing his wallet and letting her drag him out. They’d been official for a couple of weeks now and since Brielle this was the first girl he’d actually developed feelings for. He excused himself as she ordered to go to the bathroom before they got their drinks and was heading towards the bathroom through the gathering crowd when he bumped into someone. Jace paused for a moment and reached out to steady her and at the same time making sure she wasn’t just a figment of his imagination. “You’re back?” He didn’t even think, the words just slipping past his lips.
It was not that Brielle wanted to cut Jace out of her life, she needed space; she was hurting and didn’t feel like she could turn to her best friend. Not only that but she felt ashamed that she hadn’t trusted him in the first place, the one person who always looked out for her. He must have hated her for it, even if he didn’t say so she felt like he did so to make it easier on herself she left without saying goodbye. Turns out with just one photoshoot, she had managed to catch the eye of an agent who set her up to meet with other photographers and pretty soon she was whisked across Europe posing for high end fashion, but what she ended up enjoying most, surprisingly, was taking pictures in lingerie, not for the provocative nature of photos, but because it made her feel sexy, built up her self confidence again. While modeling was a great distraction, fun, it was only that. Her mind was set on staying, what was there at home for her but drama and heartbreak. All the reasons were in favor of her not going back, but in the end she found her way home to the one person she was running away from. It was him that she came back for, she didn’t need any other reason, she couldn’t imagine being away from him.
But Bri wasn’t ready to face him, not yet. Here he was in front of her, being there to catch her as he’d done so many times before. She looked at him with a sheepish smile, all worries subsided for the briefest of moments, so happy to see him. She wanted to throw her arms around him to let him know how much she missed him. Then he spoke, a reminder to her that she owed him an explanation for… everything. She opened her mouth but didn’t know where to even begin. An apology was on the cusp of her tongue when Amanda appeared, greeting Jace with a more than friendly hug from behind and kiss on the cheek. “There you are. Been wondering where you might be. Come on, drinks are waiting,” said the blonde. Her heart sank. Any smile that might have remained on Bri’s features faded away completely. She didn’t need them to say anything to her, she knew. Jace had moved on. She didn’t care if he found someone to be with, he deserved to be happy, but did he have to choose her, someone who she considered to be a good friend. If he wanted to hurt her back then he had found the way to do it. She couldn’t bare to be around him any longer. “I’ve got to go.” Bri hurried away, feeling her eyes well up from the betrayal from both of her friends.
She returned to the bar but not to join Lisbeth, instead introducing herself to a stranger, flashing a forced smile. “Buy me a drink?” To which the guy eyed her up and down, licked his lips, and obliged. The more she drank the more flirty she became and she didn’t seem to mind that the male had his hands all over her. After the few martinis she had earlier it didn’t take very many shots before Bri was wasted. Concerned at not being able to reach Bri, Lisbeth looked around, found Jace and asked for his help. The guy whispered something in Bri’s ear, nodding she giggled. She was ready to get out of there. They were almost to door when Bri nearly slipped, disregarding the fact that she almost twisted her ankle in her boots. “Whoops. I can’t find my feet,” she laughed. “Will you carry me?”
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