A/N I know I haven't updated this fic in forever but I've got a sequel planned and I want to get started on that. Sorry that this chapter is short but I'll try and update again in the next day or so.
Ray stared at his phone for a second. Something inside him told him that this was a crucial moment. Something told him that he'd have to figure it out once and for all. He looked over at Lily who was sitting across the room. Lily caught him looking at her and looked away. Reluctantly, Ray picked up the phone.
"Hello," he said, hesistantly. Ray could see Lily look up out of the corner of his eyes. She smiled weakly at him and got up to go up from her chair and began looking through a stack of cd's in Travis' booth.
"Ray, we need to talk," Grace said.
"Okay, I guess now is as good a time as any," Ray replied wincing as he heard the most dreaded phrase in the english language come out of his girlfriends mouth.
"First of all, where are you," Grace asked hoping that he'd give an honest answer.
"Uuh, I-I-I'm at Mickey's," Ray replied trying to think on his feet. He couldn't exactly say that he was at an old warehouse that broadcasted RFR on a daily bases.
"Ray, I know you're lieing, I've been at Mickey's for an hour and you're not here," Grace said. She wasn't exactly shocked that Ray was lieing to her, just hurt. "You're with Lily aren't you."
"Grace, I-I needed to talk to her about something," Ray said trying to defend himself.
"Did you have to talk to her about that letter that she wrote to you? Ray, you've fallen so hard for that girl that she's taken top priority over me. I'm your girlfriend and I'm tired of this. I'm tired of being second best," Grace said not sure exactly if she was doing the right thing although she knew that it had to happen.
"Grace, it's-you don't know the whole story-I do like you alot it's just," Ray started to say.
"Ray can you honestly promise me that you don't love her," Grace said, surprised at how calm her voice was even though inside her heart was breaking. Lily had sat down beside Ray and was subconciously holding her breath. For a moment everything hung in the balance, it all depended on Ray's next words. They were capable of ending a relationship or starting a new one.
"Grace-I-I can't promise you that...I do love Lily,"
"I know," Grace said weakly and a click on her end told Ray that she'd hung up.
"I should really go talk to her," Ray started to say as he got up and began to walk towards the door but was stopped by a hand on his arm.
"Before you go...did you mean what you said," Lily asked, still not removing her hand.
"Yeah Lily, I did," Ray said leaning down and pressing his lips to hers before turning around and heading out the door. Lily sat there shocked trying to register what had just happened. She reached up and lightly touched her fingers to her lips and felt a smile spreading across her face. Somehow this felt like the beginning of something different, something special.
As these thoughts went through her mind, Lily pulled pulled a piece of paper out of her notebook and began to write...maybe this letter would lead to more suprising events.
A/N I tried not to make it too fluffy but I have this sneaking suspicion that I failed...miserably. Ah well, apparently fluff is well liked by the community judging by some "research". Anyways I won't say anymore about that but please review this and tell me what YOU thought.
Keeley aka Dreamy
