The next day Blair couldn’t focus on anything, and it didn’t help when the source of her troubles was sitting right next to her. Olivia had greeted Blair at the door and was glued to her hip like a puppy, but with how Olivia is she was more like a golden retriever than anything. That thought process made Blair chuckle a little. Both Ava and Liv seemed to stare at Blair like they’d seen something unnatural.

“What? Something wrong with my face” Blair said her face returning to its normal state

“No, nothing wrong sunshine just unusual to see you smile so we were both mesmerized for a second”

“Wait sunshine? And don’t you guys seem to be a lot closer” said Ava bewildered by the closeness of the two

“Oh? I didn’t tell you? Me and Blair here went out on a date yesterday. It went amazing by the way.” Olivia said with a smugness of superiority

“What??? You guys went out together? It hasn’t even been a day. You better not have done anything to her Oliva, or I swear to god we are going to have issues.” Ava said like a mother bear protecting its vulnerable cub.

“Ava! I can take care of myself. You aren’t my mother and Liv was fine. Better than you were at least.”

“Oooooooo burn. She got you there with that one princess”

“Shut up Olivia. You don’t even know what you’re talking about, and Blair can we do this another time? I really want to talk things through with you.”

“Whatever, give me some time. I’m still trying to work thing out in my own fhead alright. I’ll let you know when I’m ready.”

“Then why are you hanging out with Olivia? You don’t hang out with anyone you’re a loner. Theres no difference between me and her. And I’m sure I have better intentions than her.”

“I’m right here you know…” Olivia said feeling the heat emanating from both of them

“A loner? And who made me that way again? Also, better intentions? How can you even say that with a straight face after what you did. You know what? Enough. Class is over and I’m leaving. Also, I’ll text you later Liv. Bye.” Said Blair storming out of the class after the lecture ended.

“Nice one princess. You’re pushing to hard. Not that I’d give you any advice.” Olivia said strolling out of class shortly after Blair.

“That’s not- I just- fuck.”

Ava slammed her head into the desk, frustrated at her own inadequacies. She just wanted to be with Blair again and after being apart for so long she was finally right here in front of her. But she had clung to Olivia instead of her and that did not make her feel good. She was wary of Olivia and the fact that she took interest first made her very suspicious. She did not want to make the same mistakes she made back in high school. This time she would do it right, but she didn’t want to alienate her and for whatever reason she likes Olivia.

“Maybe this isn’t a bad thing. Having an in with Oliva could lead to having a better relationship with Blair. Ok, I’ll take it nice and slow from now on. No pressure.”

Ava that night decided to text Blair seeing if she just wanted to meet up for coffee after class tomorrow. To her surprise she got reply saying ‘that’s fine’. It was short and sweet, but she still got a reply and that meant the world to her. She didn’t want to push Blair any more than she did earlier and was annoyed with Olivia messing with her. Ava thought if they could just be friends again that would be enough for her.

“Whatever, it doesn’t matter. I finally have a shot to be friends with Blair again. I’m fine with that and I’m ecstatic even.”

Her words sounded hollow and even though she wanted so desperately to be happy she found herself crying.

“Why am I crying? Aren’t I supposed to be happy? I feel like I don’t even have control over my own emotions anymore. God, I’m so pathetic. I have everything I wanted and I should be happy but…...”

Ava’s words stopped there, and silence filled her room. She decided it was time to go to bed and to stop thinking these useless thoughts. She finally had a shot with Blair after all these years, but her heart felt emptier than ever.