That Eponine isn't surprised, or is only briefly, is a little unusual in itself, but Rosie's glad of her evenness in the face of what she's just said. It makes her wonder if it's been too clear, if her reluctance and resistance has been obvious to more than just herself or Sabrina or maybe even Charlie. But maybe that wasn't such an awful thing, either.
"It gets so tangled," she agrees. "And it's not that I think she's...forced this without my agreeing to it, exactly. And it's not that I don't care about her, or love her, or..." She sighs, and shakes her head. "Calling it being girlfriends feels like deciding something. More than when we were both with Nick and sort of with each other too."
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Date: 2021-04-06 05:30 pm (UTC)"It gets so tangled," she agrees. "And it's not that I think she's...forced this without my agreeing to it, exactly. And it's not that I don't care about her, or love her, or..." She sighs, and shakes her head. "Calling it being girlfriends feels like deciding something. More than when we were both with Nick and sort of with each other too."