On the Same Page

by Haley Cass

“My girlfriend?”

yes your girlfriend, be loud and proud babe 🗣️🗣️🗣️

As she’d done her research on all of the execs before her first meeting at the network, she’d known Marika had been married three times and had a daughter from her second marriage, who just graduated from college.

okayyy stalker 😭 jk ily

She’d never felt the way she felt right now, where she wanted to hear every single thing Gianna talked about, all of the time. Especially if it pertained to her.

leader of simp army 👸🏽

frustratingly persistent elation at being referred to as Gianna’s girlfriend.

trust me babe we’re all elated

If there was one thing she could really appreciate about Joel, it was his genuine appreciation of an impressive woman.

me too joel

“Wow! You love talking about engagement.”

yeah her engagement to gianna

The warning she really, maybe, should have listened to. But she didn’t and now she was here.

its fine it'll work out i swear it

“Ten o’clock. She spotted us. She’s coming over, and I have to act like I don’t know anything!” Joel thankfully kept his voice down, even though it was as frantic as Riley had ever heard it.

BAHAHAAAH felt af

“I don’t even know if I can put it all in words. Because it feels – it feels inescapable. She feels inevitable.”

ur so in love bro

She looks at you like you could go on a killing spree and she’d be like, good job, babe, they deserved it! I’ll call my lawyer!”

LOL

I appreciate your Riley. Keep her around; she seems like a good one.

and now im crying

but the truth is that when I’m close to you, you make everything feel the way the world should be.

oh to find love like that

Riley knew Gianna was the literal opposite of a jealous person. Considering she never wanted romantic ties, there was nothing to ever be jealous of. So she didn’t let herself read into the grip Gianna had on her leg, and she knew Gianna was teasing her.

our girl is jelly trustttt

Riley’s Gianna.

“But whatever the reason was, I am so fucking glad you’re here.”

tears this is the sweetest thing ever

“You look beautiful.” There was a promise in her voice that she could feel settle in her veins.

our simp is back

“This is my Gianna,” she whispered, stroking her thumb over Gianna’s soft cheek. “And I would pick the real you, complete with all of your feelings no matter what they are, every day of the week.”

riley i love you

It never failed to make all of Riley’s senses key into high gear. As if tasting and touching and smelling and seeing and hearing were more important when she was tasting and touching and smelling and seeing and hearing Gianna.

simp leader

“I don’t think we should do this, anymore,” Gianna whispered, sounding utterly wrecked as the words left her mouth.

NOOOOO GI PLS NO PLS UR BREAKING OUR HEART

Which left her exactly where she was: crying on-and-off with the loss of something she’d never even really had.

omg this hurts

“So even though it hurt, I had to figure it out. It was in the small things. Playing pool together or getting coffee. The little things that I could piece together, that reminded me even when everything ached, that life still felt better with Mia than it ever did without her.”

OH TO BE IN LOVE

Riley’s phone slipped out of her hands and clattered to the floor. She had no idea what emotion was strongest – rage? Shock? Disbelief? Distress?

all of them in equal magnitude bc fuck u owen grady holy fucking shit ur such an ass even to the very end

Preferably for if I ever see that rat-faced weasel miscreant shitbag ever again.”

BAHHAHHAH no bc actually

“You have to do it,” Gianna’s voice went soft. Coaxing but firm.

FUCK YEAH I CALLED IT

“And it was way better than whatever uninspired bullshit Owen would have spewed.”

hell fucking yeah it is, a gajillion billion times better

Aida, an intern, stared at them both, wide-eyed and panting, as she waved her phone in the air. “You’re still streaming!”

OMGGMGM I SWEAR SUMN WAS GONNA HAPPEN totally thought gianna would be standing outside the door but them still streaming is so perfect i actually screamed and took a lap around the house

What the fuck did that mean? What did it mean?!

we're askin the same questions ryry u gripped her fs

“Because I’m starting to get the wrong idea.” Gianna’s eyes were so wide, but she didn’t look away from Riley. There was sheer anxiety written all over her face, as she admitted in a voice so quiet, “It’s not the wrong idea.”

OMGOMGOMG HERE WE GO

“You have feelings for me.” “Yes. Yes, Riley, I do.” There was a raw desperation in Gianna’s voice that clouded the joy of the moment. “And I kissed you because of that. I kissed you, because I have feelings for you. I kissed you, because when I heard what you said tonight on the livestream, I could have passed out from how fucking happy it made me.”

omfg i could pass out rn from happinesss

Gianna seemed both defeated and terrified, as she finally answered, “About… ten years?”

knew it but the admission still has my heart flip flopping

“But, Riley, being your best friend, your confidante, your person for the last ten years hasn’t been a consolation prize. I wouldn’t give up our friendship, not a single fucking second of it, for anything.”

gianna i love u so insanely much

“I mean, like, properly,” Gianna quickly explained, looking… shy, was the only word Riley could think of, as she dropped her gaze, her cheeks flushing.

ur so adorable mäkinen

Gianna only stared at Riley for a few moments, before she admitted, “I didn’t want to date anyone else.”

and to think i thought the confession couldnt get any better

“Uh… if you break her heart, I know thousands of chemical compounds that are lethal to human beings, several of which are untraceable.”

BAHAAAHA ELLIE U BEAUTIFUL COMEDIC WITTY SOUL I LUV U

“Because I would have rather experienced everything with you, than to never know,” the confession left Gianna before she could even think about her wording. Something in her responded so viscerally to Riley’s desperation, and the words poured out, “And maybe that was wrong. But I wanted to take everything you were willing to give me, as soon as you become a possibility.”

my love

I want to get married,” the word escaped her, unbidden, and she found herself laughing at it, as Riley’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Small ceremony or big or anything in between; I don’t really care. I want everyone to know we’re together.

engaged on the first date ? i like it! picasso!