d on tagging along." Griffin apologised. He understood the friction between the

Griffin," Mercedes was so upset, she couldn't hold it in. Du

I'm sorry, oka

enelope cut him off, her voice so piercing,

ck in her chair. She could already feel that th

es might be bubbly on the outside but he could feel somet

o get used to not having her best friend anymore. They hardly spoke when they got home because Mercedes was always tired and wanted to sleep. Griffin had also been job hunting without

has faced rejection throughout his job search and always hoped for a miracle. Griffin was bright and smart but no company

y hearing Griffin's bad day. She understood how the rejectio

ny in his voice, and gulped down Mercedes's glass of martini, ma

ient. As they say, good things come to those w

nough?" Griffin never hid his envy of his best friend's favour w

hetoric. Penelope, realizing that she was kept out o

he interrupted the two friends,

cted the notion. The last time she played to Penelope's tune, she found

topped and bright lights turned on. Everyone moved away as a tall slender man walked in. He wore a casual Lacoste with a pair of jeans and black designer shoes, ma

ed, music dominating the atmosphere. "Who is he?" Penelope asked Griffin. Her eyes

gaze did not leave the man and she realized how his gaze was stern and he never gave any of the ladies his attention. Ins

l who had been trying to guess who the man was that just entered the club. She could

he first round and go for a dance with some random guy to clear

et out a wry smile. This was her chance to know

love G

sponded. Mercedes wanted to gag. She always felt something wrong with Penelope but couldn

s scared of Penelope throwing the same question at her. It was quite obvious to bo

d. A dry smile decorated Penelope's face a

d help. This wasn't how she intended to lose her first kiss. Not to a handsome stranger. But then, her mind probed further and

ut of this mess and luckily, her be

y became best friends even though they knew each other before then. Griffin will always protect her from the bullies but in the work field, he coul

onfused. He loved Penelope and would never allow anyone else to touch her even though she wasn't hi

rcedes muttered thr

ckle her. She knew that Mercedes would never accept defeat a

, stood up, turned around and looked at the man. His features were very attractive

ir

ritted her te

me and didn't see when Penelope slipped something into the glass. Mercedes knew she would need a drink to accomplish

it was too late. Mercedes had alread

or's

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