"What did he say?" Grace asked me as soon as I went inside our tent.
"He said he can't," I mumbled.
"What do you mean by he said he can't?" she questioned me.
"I asked him to tell me if he still loves me. And he said he couldn't and left me." I said, taking a deep breath. I rubbed my palms on my face and I sighed. Grace scooted closer to me making me look into her eyes.
"Ava, he said he can't. He, don't say that he doesn't love you."
"But also, don't say that he loves me."
"But, darling that's the thing. There is something that is not letting him admit that he still is head over heels in love with you." She said with a grin that made me smile.
"Don't give me false hope Grace?" I said as tears started welling up in my eyes, wiping my tears she continued.
"Okay don't listen to me. Listen to your own heart. Did you see in his eyes, did you not see the love he has for you? Because I can see it even Aiden can see it, Nina can see it too and that's the reason she gets jealous of you. He loves you. And now you have decided to not give up this time so don't."
***
The next day we all returned to the resort after the sunrise. Liam didn't even look at me for a second after last night. Aiden and Grace are continuously trying to show me hope which was partially working.
"Hey, Ava," Ian said as he came to me by the swimming pool.
"Hey" I replied
"Hiking was amazing, wasn't it?"
"Yes, it was."
"I don't see you and Liam after the bonfire. Were you both together?" he asked me and I got angry in a second.
"Well, I don't see that it is any of your business," I said with venom laced in my voice.
"Woah there, I was just asking. Juice?" He offered me his juice. I eyed him for a few seconds and then left without saying anything.
Grace met me in a way asking, "Why are you so pissed?"
"Ian dared to ask me if I and Liam were together last night," I said, frowning.
"What! Seriously?" Grace reacted shockingly. Aiden came gesturing to both of us to look to our left. Grace and I turned to our left to see Ian and Liam talking, Ian's eyes were narrowed while talking and Liam's jaw was cleaned while listening which means he was angry.
"What is going on between both of them?" Grace asked suspiciously.
"I will talk with Liam afterward. Don't worry about both of you." Aiden said before going.
Grace and I sighed before ignoring everything and going into our rooms again.