phone.
Chapter 10
Lacey walked into the kitchen to get a drink and observed the tension in Jane’s voice, hearing the hope that Wyatt would forgive her. She shook her head thinking how backwards this situation was. He was the one in the wrong. No one in his or her right mind who knew Jane could believe she could have done what he accused her of. Now her beautiful, brilliant friend was doing everything in her power to reestablish a relationship with someone who seemed hell-bent on her becoming a Stepford wife.
Wyatt was able, with little effort or admittance of wrongdoing, to get Jane back. He told her that, upon further mediation of events at the beach, he was willing to believe her version of events. Jane was so relieved that everything could go back to normal that she accepted whatever he said. Lacey sat there, shaking her head at their conversation. How did you convince someone the man of her dreams did not deserve her?
Time moved on, and the only true marked difference between Jane and Wyatt after the brief break up versus the couple prior was Lacey. Jane was not going to lose her friend this time. Wyatt, sensing this alteration in Jane, didn't push it. Jane also did not move in with Wyatt their senior year, which surprised everyone. She never wanted to feel like she didn’t have her own place again. She and Lacey rented an apartment in a historic row house.
Their apartment was a two-bedroom, three-floor walk-up with no elevator, so there was a built in workout just coming home each day, they joked. The bathroom had a beautiful claw foot tub and separate shower. This was the first place the girls had where they had actual bedrooms in addition to the living area, plus a full kitchen versus the dorm fridge-microwave setup they were used to.
As Wyatt grew to learn to tolerate Lacey, she again learned to deal with him. Now that they had their own bedrooms, from time to time, he would spend the night at their place. With him in the picture, there was no talk this year of planning or taking a New Year's trip, which seemed to work out in the long run, as they were all very busy with their classes, being their senior year.
Wyatt had been applying to graduate schools across the country. He was going to be an engineer. He and Jane had multiple conversations as to which program would work best for both of them. Jane was not intending on going to graduate school but was looking into future employment or intern opportunities in the locations Wyatt was applying.
Lacey was participating in multiple local productions and was very busy. Wyatt and Jane were also very publicly visible for a current campaign, as his father was seeking a higher office. His name was even being brought up as a possible vice presidential running mate in the next general election. Jane's next step in her ongoing transformation to Stepford, as Lacey sometimes called it, was significant.
She had regular hair and nail appointments. The majority of her clothes and accessories were designer labels. Wyatt was even hinting at buying her a BMW for her birthday, even though she already had a nice Audi. But since it was a hand-me-down from her mother, in his eyes, it was not new enough. She was his perfect accessory to any formal dinner or function.
For Jane, the second go at her relationship with Wyatt was less stressful than the first. She had Lacey and her own space to work in. Whatever changes he wanted in her had already mainly happened. She knew what to wear and how she was expected to handle herself. Wyatt was even growing complimentary towards her. She felt as though they had made it through the difficult parts, and they were now on course for the long term.
As the holidays approached, Wyatt and Jane's families were going to celebrate together at the Huntington's home in the mountains. Their mothers were inseparable as Mrs. Huntington enjoyed being fawned over. Their fathers were not as close. Mr. Huntington was busy with work and Mr. Martin
Chapter 10
Lacey walked into the kitchen to get a drink and observed the tension in Jane’s voice, hearing the hope that Wyatt would forgive her. She shook her head thinking how backwards this situation was. He was the one in the wrong. No one in his or her right mind who knew Jane could believe she could have done what he accused her of. Now her beautiful, brilliant friend was doing everything in her power to reestablish a relationship with someone who seemed hell-bent on her becoming a Stepford wife.
Wyatt was able, with little effort or admittance of wrongdoing, to get Jane back. He told her that, upon further mediation of events at the beach, he was willing to believe her version of events. Jane was so relieved that everything could go back to normal that she accepted whatever he said. Lacey sat there, shaking her head at their conversation. How did you convince someone the man of her dreams did not deserve her?
Time moved on, and the only true marked difference between Jane and Wyatt after the brief break up versus the couple prior was Lacey. Jane was not going to lose her friend this time. Wyatt, sensing this alteration in Jane, didn't push it. Jane also did not move in with Wyatt their senior year, which surprised everyone. She never wanted to feel like she didn’t have her own place again. She and Lacey rented an apartment in a historic row house.
Their apartment was a two-bedroom, three-floor walk-up with no elevator, so there was a built in workout just coming home each day, they joked. The bathroom had a beautiful claw foot tub and separate shower. This was the first place the girls had where they had actual bedrooms in addition to the living area, plus a full kitchen versus the dorm fridge-microwave setup they were used to.
As Wyatt grew to learn to tolerate Lacey, she again learned to deal with him. Now that they had their own bedrooms, from time to time, he would spend the night at their place. With him in the picture, there was no talk this year of planning or taking a New Year's trip, which seemed to work out in the long run, as they were all very busy with their classes, being their senior year.
Wyatt had been applying to graduate schools across the country. He was going to be an engineer. He and Jane had multiple conversations as to which program would work best for both of them. Jane was not intending on going to graduate school but was looking into future employment or intern opportunities in the locations Wyatt was applying.
Lacey was participating in multiple local productions and was very busy. Wyatt and Jane were also very publicly visible for a current campaign, as his father was seeking a higher office. His name was even being brought up as a possible vice presidential running mate in the next general election. Jane's next step in her ongoing transformation to Stepford, as Lacey sometimes called it, was significant.
She had regular hair and nail appointments. The majority of her clothes and accessories were designer labels. Wyatt was even hinting at buying her a BMW for her birthday, even though she already had a nice Audi. But since it was a hand-me-down from her mother, in his eyes, it was not new enough. She was his perfect accessory to any formal dinner or function.
For Jane, the second go at her relationship with Wyatt was less stressful than the first. She had Lacey and her own space to work in. Whatever changes he wanted in her had already mainly happened. She knew what to wear and how she was expected to handle herself. Wyatt was even growing complimentary towards her. She felt as though they had made it through the difficult parts, and they were now on course for the long term.
As the holidays approached, Wyatt and Jane's families were going to celebrate together at the Huntington's home in the mountains. Their mothers were inseparable as Mrs. Huntington enjoyed being fawned over. Their fathers were not as close. Mr. Huntington was busy with work and Mr. Martin
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