Work at the garage had been busy for Harvey this morning and he hadn't quite had a minute to himself. He was definitely getting the hang of running this place now however, days like this made him sure he wasn't quite ready to give up being his dad's employee just yet. Being in charge had it's perks but he preferred leaving the harder stuff to Jack. Therefore, when he finally got twenty minutes to spare for himself, Harvey shut himself away in the office for a bit of peace and quiet.
As he finally sat back and reached for his phone to keep him entertained, a message from Grace flashed up on the screen. It took Harvey by surprise because even though they had kept in touch on a friendly basis, he hadn't heard from her since she found out about Lottie being here.
Grace: why have you lied to me?
Harvey read Grace's message with as frown across his face as he wasn't sure of the context behind it, or what had caused her to send it.
Harvey: what do you mean?
Grace: you fucking lied to me for the past 4 months Harvey. don't try and act innocent now.
Grace's response fired back very quickly, confirming to Harvey that she wasn't up for playing games.
Harvey: I'm not trying to act innocent. I just don't know what you're referring to
When there was no immediate response this time, Harvey felt the need to send another text.
Harvey: is this about what TJ said? about Lottie being here? because I wanted to talk to you about that but you've been ignoring my calls.
Grace: why would I answer them?!
Harvey: to hear me out. look, i'm sorry. it's fucked up how this has all worked out but she's just here as a friend. we had a lot to talk about still and she asked if she could come and see me. after what i did, i wasn't going to say no
Grace: the fact that you don't see what is wrong with saying yes is a real issue.
Harvey: it's not like we're together tho grace... it's not like i'm cheating
Grace: cheating, wow yeah, you set that one up nicely for me
Harvey: what?
Harvey was still frowning at his phone in complete bewilderment. He was struggling to follow where Grace was going with this.
He understood that she would be mad about Lottie being here but at the same time, he also didn't see the huge problem with it. Him and Grace were no longer together because they had agreed that it would be best for Brinley. Therefore, when Harvey got the chance to make amends with Lottie, with the plan of it being on a friendship basis, he didn't see anything wrong with agreeing to it.
Grace: you, cheating.
Harvey: what are you talking about?
Harvey: can i call you?
Grace: no
Harvey: then please explain what you mean by me cheating
Grace: gossip clearly doesn't travel that far to you then because we all know. i thought the guys would have told you
Harvey: you know what Grace?
Harvey: please just answer your damn phone
Grace: that you cheated on me with lottie in the last 4 months!! it's fucking ridiculous that you're still fucking lying to me!!
Harvey was staring at the screen of his phone with his mouth agape in complete shock. He was confused and lost. He didn't know where this had come from or what had ignited this idea in Grace, but it definitely did not make sense.
As he continued to try and call her, Grace still didn't pick up and that was only frustrating him more.
Harvey: i never cheated. who told you that??
Grace: don't fucking lie to me. i've put up with enough shit.
Harvey: i didn't cheat grace. this is bullshit. who told you?
Grace: kiara figured it out. you got caught and now lottie being there makes complete sense!
Harvey: kiara? you're going to believe kiara when you know what she's like?
Grace: surprisingly, yes
Harvey: are you insane? you know damn right that she tries to cause shit all of the time. why would you believe her?
Grace: we know that Lottie is pregnant. you can see the bump in her instagram picture. you can't hide it anymore.
Harvey had to read over Grace's message many times because he was incapable of processing the words before him. He felt like he had just been hit over the head and now everything had suddenly become blurry.
He wasn't sure where that had come from or whether there was any truth in it, but he was in shock. Grace had just insisted that Lottie was pregnant. She had just said the words as though he knew and he had been keeping it from her, from everyone.
Harvey didn't know what truth lay beneath them but he was beginning to see where Grace's anger had now stemmed from.
Being away from Brighton had lead to a lot of drama involving not only himself but Lottie too. Although none of it was really making much sense to him right now, he couldn't help but wish he had never come back to Cambridge.
The lack of contact with his friends from home was making all of their lives hell, and that was definitely not what any of them needed right now.
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