Victoria felt someone run into her. Not aggressively but enough that Meredith reached out and caught her arm to steady her. "Oops sorry," she apologized automatically, though it wasn't her fault at all. Just to smooth it over. Their apologies met as awkwardly as they did. The face of the man who'd bumped her was just as unexpected as the bump itself had been. Years had passed since she'd looked up at the handsome doctor.
Victoria giggled self-consciously and glanced down at her hands, "It's okay!" When she looked up again, he had melted away into the crowd.
"Oh... well, bye...I guess." She said more to the empty space where he'd been. She shared a look with Meredith before shrugging.
"So you were saying, about your new boyfriend..." prompted Victoria.
Meredith continued prattling on but Victoria's thoughts had gone blank except for the two-toned eyes that blazed in her mind. Her girlhood crush never spoken to anyone but her closest confidantes at school came rushing back. Her face felt hot as she suddenly realized that the union of sorts going on between their siblings would likely throw them together on occasion. Birthdays, holidays. Would he be there?
"He sounds so sweet, you'll have to introduce me sometime." Victoria said blandly when she heard Meredith's voice pitch higher with some kind of question. Victoria's spine tingled with the feeling of eyes on her. She resisted the urge to turn and look. It probably wasn't him. That was stupid. He didn't recognize her and that was okay. "Would you excuse me? I'm parched."
The ladies parted amicably. Victoria headed for the spiked punch bowl for the not-pregnant-people of the party and refilled her cup. She stared out the kitchen window at the yard remembering the last time she'd seen Dr. Darkwillow.
Owen spotted Kama emerging from the crowd with some kind of needy or concerned expression on his face. He heard Julianna ask what was the matter and their brief back and forth.
"You're not listening." Renton complained to Owen, noticing the blonde was dividing his attention.
Owen took a half step away from Renton and leaned towards Kama and Julianna.
"Yeah, that's my lovely sister, Victoria. You remember her, right?"
He tsked with faux commiseration. "She's taken, unfortunately." He lied smoothly unsure if Julianna would correct his lie or if Julianna was certain about his sister's dating life anyway. He'd only found out earlier by asking where her boyfriend was that Victoria was currently single.
Victoria giggled self-consciously and glanced down at her hands, "It's okay!" When she looked up again, he had melted away into the crowd.
"Oh... well, bye...I guess." She said more to the empty space where he'd been. She shared a look with Meredith before shrugging.
"So you were saying, about your new boyfriend..." prompted Victoria.
Meredith continued prattling on but Victoria's thoughts had gone blank except for the two-toned eyes that blazed in her mind. Her girlhood crush never spoken to anyone but her closest confidantes at school came rushing back. Her face felt hot as she suddenly realized that the union of sorts going on between their siblings would likely throw them together on occasion. Birthdays, holidays. Would he be there?
"He sounds so sweet, you'll have to introduce me sometime." Victoria said blandly when she heard Meredith's voice pitch higher with some kind of question. Victoria's spine tingled with the feeling of eyes on her. She resisted the urge to turn and look. It probably wasn't him. That was stupid. He didn't recognize her and that was okay. "Would you excuse me? I'm parched."
The ladies parted amicably. Victoria headed for the spiked punch bowl for the not-pregnant-people of the party and refilled her cup. She stared out the kitchen window at the yard remembering the last time she'd seen Dr. Darkwillow.
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Owen spotted Kama emerging from the crowd with some kind of needy or concerned expression on his face. He heard Julianna ask what was the matter and their brief back and forth.
"You're not listening." Renton complained to Owen, noticing the blonde was dividing his attention.
Owen took a half step away from Renton and leaned towards Kama and Julianna.
"Yeah, that's my lovely sister, Victoria. You remember her, right?"
He tsked with faux commiseration. "She's taken, unfortunately." He lied smoothly unsure if Julianna would correct his lie or if Julianna was certain about his sister's dating life anyway. He'd only found out earlier by asking where her boyfriend was that Victoria was currently single.
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