Selene dragged her eyes away from Brandon's retreating backside to see Maggie shaking her head. “You know,” her friend said, “part of me still hates that you two are together, but I'm starting to feel bad about it. You both seem so happy. How can I not like something that makes the two most important people in my life so happy?”
“I wish you could be happy for us,” Selene told her friend, a frown creasing her lips.
“I guess I am. It's just…kind of awkward, you know?”
I understand. I feel as awkward thinking about her reaction. “Thank you for trying,” Selene said in her gentlest voice, “it means a lot.”
A short time later Brandon emerged from the shower, his hair still wet, dressed in jeans and a black tee-shirt. By then, Selene had ladled the minestrone into bowls while Maggie had slice
