”“Yeah, Helena, but I was watching you, not Troy!”Helen laughed even harder at that.“Yeah, keep telling yourself that, Mistress. No, Julie. La...t night was neither a drunken mistake, nor a mind control mistake. Last night was the fucking destiny that’s been beating you two over the heads since before either of your parents even fucked. Why do you think that long after I gave up trying to tell you that it was About Fucking Time you two did it; I’d still drop the odd ‘Hey, you know that Troy guy?. They were all holding little plastic shot glasses and Rebecca’s eyebrows suddenly narrowed as she glanced around. Apparently not finding the person she was looking for, she turned back towards another room and shouted out loudly. ‘J! Hey, girl! Bring one more!’ Rachel turned in the direction of Rebecca’s yell and widened her eyes in curiosity. A few seconds later, a taller blonde girl appeared in the doorway holding two glasses. Rachel smiled brightly. Jenn. Her other friend from the field. Everyone realized all at once that Alex hadn’t said a word, though he was alert and listening intently to what everyone was saying.When everyone stopped and everyone all at once looked at Alex.Alex then very much on the spot said, “I’m going to DC and moving in with Caley.”To say there was a stunned silence… well, you get it. Nothing up to that moment led anyone to believe that Alex had a clue what he was going to do next. He was such a… well kid.Then there was much sputtering and exclamations. She checked her messages and smiled at the last text from Troy. Miss you. Head hurts. Love you. Love you too. Waiting for the plane now. Can’t wait to see you. She sent the reply and sipped her coffee. Was Patti right? Should she tell Troy? But itwas over and done with. Was there a point in bringing it up? A little privacy, even a little secrecy, was important for people in a relationship, Sylvia thought. So long as the secret wasn’t hurtful to anyone, she considered it a good thing to keep a.