Tell Me What I'm Doing

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where did you go to end up right back here?

When Bailey was pulled into her best friend's home, she couldn't help but smile. She felt that they were two peas in the same pod, both nurses, both rather cheerful and optimistic people. She hugged her back tight and pinched her cheek when she pulled back. "I missed you too, lovey! I came with the best ice cream in Oregon. Are you sure it was okay for me to come over? I really didn't mean for you to give your hot cop the boot." Although this was a must. She needed sound advice and she wasn't sure where else to get it.

Especially given that everyone else in her life basically knew Gabriel and adored him with every fiber of their being. Didn't give her many people to ask.

Bailey was comfortable enough in Halley's apartment that she didn't hesitate for long before she made herself comfortable in the living room. She folded her legs like a pretzel and waited for her best friend to return. "How is Hot Cop by the way? Things still going as smoothly as ever? I need to meet him, like, outside of when he brings you lunch at work." It was sort of convenient that she was dating a cop because they found themselves in the hospital more frequently than anyone might expect.

when did you start to forget how to fly?

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where did you go to end up right back here?

Watching the way she talked about her boyfriend only made her smile wider. She'd seen Halley go through some rough relationships, none of the men really being able to give her the love and attention she deserved. A sweet girl like her needed the best man in the world and from the sounds of it she'd found him. It reminded her much of how she had felt towards Gabriel and sometimes still felt towards him. Bailey's hand stroked the cat beside her, scratching under her chin and she smiled.

Bailey turned her attention to Halley fully once she was sitting beside her and she couldn't help the smirk that graced her lips. It was obvious how smitten she was. Her face was getting red and she gushed the way that every girl gushed about their favorite man. "We absolutely should. He sounds like a complete sweetheart. Much better than the others I've met," She gave a firm nod and grinned again. "I'm glad you're happy, babe, you deserve that kind of man."

When her friend began to flutter her eyelashes, Bailey narrowed her eyes. A double date. And Halley wanted to set her up. Wouldn't that just get under Gabriel's skin. She bit down on her lower lip and grabbed Halley's hand, "I need to tell you something before I can say yes or no, okay?" She took a deep breath and looked down, suddenly very unsure of herself. "Do you remember me talking about my ex, the one that I dated through school?"

when did you start to forget how to fly?

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where did you go to end up right back here?

If anyone had asked Bailey whether she wanted Gabriel to come back and sweep her off her feet, she'd have said no. At the time, she was holding onto her anger as tightly as she could. She didn't want someone that could leave her without anything to hold onto. But she also knew that her words and what she looked like while talking about him were vastly different things. She'd always loved him, no matter how hard she tried to ignore it.

With Halley's acknowledgment, she continued slowly, "He's, well, he's back. In Oregon. Apparently to stay." It was still a shock that she could go to his apartment whenever she wanted. She hadn't, but she could have and his things would be there even if he wasn't. She dragged her hands down her face and groaned, "We ran into each other last week and things happened, Hal. Things I never would have done if I had my wits about me. But he makes all of those wits fly out the window."

She realized she sounded melodramatic, but the whole thing was a bit of a soap opera. "I haven't seen him since because of work and all, but, I'm not even sure what to do."

when did you start to forget how to fly?

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where did you go to end up right back here?

Bailey was suddenly very embarrassed by the answer to Halley's question. She scrunched her face and laughed sheepishly, "Uh, well, we uh. I...I uh." She didn't know how to make the words leave her mouth. It made her sound slinky and like a slag in her opinion. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly before she pushed the words out quickly, "I stayed the night with him."

Her hand clamped over her mouth and she fell back on the couch with another groan, "Halley what was I thinking? What am I doing?" She wasn't that girl, she didn't do silly hook-ups and she didn't go home after the first date with a guy. Of course, it was Gabriel, her best friend and the love of her young life. But even so, she should have set boundaries.

when did you start to forget how to fly?

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where did you go to end up right back here?

It was embarrassing though. More so when she found out that it wasn't what Halley had meant initially. Bailey frowned and shrugged, "It was amicable up until he didn't talk to me for ten years." She had gotten over it rather quickly when Gabriel was in front of her, but it still frustrated her to some degree.

She picked Arya up and held her close to her chest, snuggling into her fur, "I get stupid when I'm around him." And she got stupid when she talked about him. She was such a forgiving person as it was, but she didn't even consider not forgiving him. She loved him, what was she supposed to do? "Help me."

when did you start to forget how to fly?

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where did you go to end up right back here?

Having it confirmed, what she already felt, was not what she had wanted to hear. She knew Halley couldn't just tell her what she needed to hear, but she was hoping for something other than what she thought. A new perspective, some new hope, a new light to shed on the situation. She could feel her eyes brimming with tears as she thought about how unlikely their reconciliation was. It had seemed so easy at his apartment, talking, reliving everything. It was so natural and easy, even though she knew it wasn't necessarily right.

Sniffling, she squeezed Halley's hand back and cleared her throat so that she could answer the question. "His job. He's a recruiter for the academy and he left to follow his job. I think that's why I can't hate him or be angry with him..." She trailed off quietly. After another moment, she found her voice again, "You know I could never leave Oregon behind, not really. Not with Jack here and my dad. Not with work. And now I've got you, this perfect best friend. I couldn't leave that all behind. That's why it had to end."

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