missnovas:
“yea, clearly,” she spoke carefully, trying hard to control the quiver of sadness in her tone. despite her anger towards the brunette, nova had missed her so fucking much. she hadn’t had anyone to complain about her husband with or to tip back cheap wine while they bitch about life and it had a left a hole that she didn’t realize she could have. “can’ say that i did,” she lied, a tight smile pressing onto her own lips, “ especially ‘cause the detective knew ya were back before i did.”
❝ouch. good thing you’ve always been a lousy liar.❞ cara let out a soft scoff, looking away as she struggled to conceal how she winced at nova’s words. it was much easier to avoid the issue than actually confront it and truth be told, she was aware she’d made a mistake. ❝to be fair that wasn’t actually by choice, we ran into each other. besides, it was a sort of welcome back gift to myself. don’t be bitter, you know that means nothing.❞








