Lacey was genuinely happy for Grey and Dante who tried to include her in their outings but spent a lot of time together with just the two of them. She felt like a third wheel now despite their constant efforts to make her feel welcome and still a cherished friend of theirs.
They hadn't fully come out in school, neither of them ready to face the bullying or vindictiveness of fellow students that both were certain would follow. Lacey couldn't blame them, making sure she stayed silent on the matter, protecting their secret as best she could. Every time she saw Sawyer her heart would lift but then crash as he either avoided her gaze, looked away deliberately snubbing her or even going so far to walk in the opposite direction away from her.
It wasn't fair thought Lacey sourly. She hadn't bee
