Notes: Written for a prompt I was given on FF. And to take a short break from working on my kink meme fills.
Title: of effervescent purples
Pairing: Jessica/Angela
Prompt: gossip
Words: 192 words
. of effervescent purples .
There's a lot of talk floating around; most of it is about Bella, about her and Edward, or about how one of the Cullens left town with someone from the reservation. And Jessica enjoys being right at the center of it, talking about all the possibilities for what could have brought about the events. Her theories are usually the more believable ones.
She focuses on the gossip and pays it so much attention to keep track of certain things; she wants to keep Angela out of it. Maybe she's overprotective, but she knows the scorn of a small town and protecting Angela from that seems like the best way to do it.
If she can keep people from figuring out how she feels for the other girl, then it's worth it. All of the pain and the distance, she can take it so long as she knows that the other is safe.
Jessica knows she can do this, she's strong enough to deal with unrequited love. She knows she can do this; risking their friendship isn't worth it. She can do this. That's what she keeps telling herself.
Until it becomes truth.
FIN.