"Hi Liv, let guess you were expecting someone else."
"Is that really how you want to start this conversation?", I wait for him to answer and when he doesn't I continue hoping to end this quickly, "look Jake I don't know what to say."
"Tell me where you are."
"I can't."
"Can't or won't?"
"Does it matter?"
"Tell me why, I can't know? Why is it a big secret?"
"Because this is my getaway. This is for me."
"How is it for you and he knows all the details? If you wanted to get away you could have called me and we would have gone back to the island."
"Jake…" this conversation was getting exhausting.
"I just wanted to say I love you and I will be waiting when you get back."
For some reason at that moment him I realized I never told him that I was in love with him not like I did with Fitz. Those three words were not hard to say to him because I did feel it, but saying it out loud would of meant it was real and that there was someone out there that could hurt me and I let them. Saying those three words to him would have given him too much hope, saying I would see him when I got back would give him some hope to, so I went with my gut and just hung up.
"Liv get off the phone with Mr. Loverboy," I heard shouted from the other room.
I shake off both conversations making my way back down the hall.
"Men suck."
"Actually some like to," Abby started but was cut off by Gina.
"Please do not finish that sentence Abby because knowing you it was going to be some sexual innuendo."
"You know me so well."
"So we are full, house is back to normal, how about you give us a tour of this house, if you can call it that."
"I can't give you a tour if I don't even know where half the stuff is Gina."
Quinn spoke up then, "how do you not know?"
"Told you we never made it pass this room."
"Guess that means we are going exploring."
We all get up and go down the first hallway opening and closing doors. Making our way upstairs doing the same thing we all realize that we barely have made a dent in the place, so we head outside and stop in our tracks letting our mouths drop open at what is laid in front of us. Open land, trees everywhere, and even a few animals grazing around. It was like its own personal world of Eden. Gina is the first of us to snap back in to time.
"So let me get this straight, first he builds you house while he is still married and not any house mind you the one you want. Second there is an indoor and outdoor pool, movie theater, wine cellar stocked with the best of the best…"
"Let's not forget the scotch."
"This is also the best of the best, rooms a plenty, everything you can want or dream, and let's not forget that it was made in your vision so excuse me if I really don't see the problem here."
I walk out ahead of them and look around them and burst out laughing.
"I AM A MISTRESS."
"Great she's broken."
"You think."
"I AM FUCKING THE PRESIDENT. I AM IN LOVE WITH THE ONE AND ONLY FITZGERALD THOMAS GRANT III. OH AND I HAVE A SIDE PIECE MYSELF."
Quinn walks over to her hysterical friend and places a hand on her back. They look at each other and Quinn speaks.
"I AM DRAWN TO TWO KILLERS."
Abby walks over and does the same, "I STILL LOVE DAVID."
Gina stood back and looked at her friends, these weren't the powerful women she saw day in and day out, these were three women who have closed themselves so much and often that they didn't know how to receive love and cherish the way they wanted to. These strong women all had their issues with the heart but I was going to help them even if it was only just a little but little can go a long way in the matters of the heart. Walking over to them I stand in front of them and smile because they have done the first exercise that I had planned.
"Well done ladies. You have all done the hardest thing anyone could do and that's admitting and facing the problem. Admitting the truth to yourself. Now that is out the way the next one won't be so hard and actually a little fun. I am going to name five categories and in each one want you to pick the first song that comes to mind. They are happy, sad, thug life, stripper, and love. We are not going to talk about your declarations until after all is said and done. Quinn you're up first
"Fine but you have to do this too."
"Fine by me. Alright ladies let's put some music to those emotions that these men make you feel."