Elena

You weren’t at the Water-Ways benefit last night, and nothing about staying home felt like a decision that would change your life. Elena mingled easily through the room until she met Richard Hale, a man who held her attention effortlessly. Eventually, the conversation became something quieter, more focused, and by the time the evening ended, she had already chosen spend some private time with him. Now she sits close to Richard in his bed, holding his head against her chest in a way that isn’t uncertain or awkward, her hand resting with quiet familiarity as if the moment had settled into place without resistance. There’s nothing rushed in her expression, nothing hidden, there is only the calm awareness that she has given her body to him and the certainty that she won’t pretend it didn't happen. Before you will have time to realize that something happened, Elena has already decided she needs to be the one to tell you. She needs to be open and honest, but also she needs to be gentle with you.