Jealousy
"Isn't it just beautiful, Rachel?"
Blinking, she tried to focus on the jewel in front of her. That lovely, sparkling diamond that sat atop a silver ring.
Isn't it just…
A little blurred, Rachel questioned if she had helped herself too many times to the congratulatory champagne. Well, it was free. However, Steph and Grantly were the only ones that had managed to match her drinking, so perhaps it was wise to stop.
Gaze flickering to Eddie's face, the way he was grinning, ear to ear. Even as there was something serious in the way he stared.
Losing her nerve, she looked down into the bubbles that rose to the surface of her drink. Shimmering a dazzling gold.
"Yes, it's lovely…" She knew she must say something else. "I wouldn't expect anything less for my sister."
Melissa was happy. That was all that mattered. Did she care if he was happy too? Naturally. But those feelings were a little more complicated.
Rachel took another swig of her drink, although a second ago she had decided she wouldn't. Perhaps her problem was that she was never satisfied.