Page 186 of The Love of Priest

"I appreciate it, Priest. I really do." Seven shared another hug with him.

Eventually, Seven was pulled away by some other guests, leaving Priest and Britain to make their way around the party alone. "That went good." Britain excitedly clapped her hands as if she had accomplished the unthinkable.

Priest chuckled. "It did. It went the way I knew it would," he smirked.

She reached up, cupping his face and causing him to crane down a bit to meet her for a kiss. "If I haven't told you yet, you look gorgeous tonight," Priest complimented Britain as he used his hand to steer her head up so she would continue to look up at him.

Britain couldn't contain the smile that stretched across her face as Priest gazed down at her. "Thank you, P," she gushed in an endearing tone before they kissed once more.

Britain and Priest helped themselves to a drink before they jumped back into introducing him to everyone else. Setting his alert eyes across the rooftop, Priest was shocked to see Jadey was in attendance, along with Kaymen. Britain, who was enjoying her mojito, glanced up at Priest after he tapped her waist gently.

"Jadey's here," he informed her while gesturing his head lightly in Jadey's direction.

Britain let out a light groan. She should have known her mother had extended an invite over to Jadey.Because she wasn’t in contact with Jadey, it completely slipped Britain's mind that her mother would still invite her. She hadn't gotten the chance to tell her mother what happened between herself and Jadey, and she honestly didn't think she ever would. There was no use in telling anyone else. Although she was upset with Jadey, she didn't want her family's perception of her to change.

"It's like I can never get away from her," Britain huffed in frustration.

Priest draped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer so her rear would be connected to his front half. "The more you procrastinate having a conversation with her, the harder it's gonna get," he warned her.

"I'm gonna go over there," she muttered.

Priest smiled as he hooked his arm around her neck loosely. "I'll be your moral support," he encouraged her.

She smacked her lips while rolling her eyes at Priest. "You just wanna go talk to Kaymen."

They made their way across the roof top to where Kaymen and Jadey were seated having drinks with each other. They caught their attention as they approached, causing Jadey and Kaymen to smile at Priest and Britain lightly.Kaymen and Priest greeted each other with their usual handshake while Britain shared a quick hug with Jadey. Britain definitely felt odd, but she didn't feel forced. She then went ahead and greeted Kaymen.

"Can I steal her for a sec?" Britain asked Kaymen, referring to Jadey.

A relieved smiled flashed across Kaymen's face as he eagerly nodded, causing Priest to laugh. Whenever he and Kaymen linked, he always told him how stressed Jadey was about her and Britain's friendship falling to shit. Priest could tell just by their extravagant weddings alone that Jadey was a demanding girl, so he couldn't imagine how much more demanding Jadey was when she was sad. Jadey was shocked that Britain was initiating a conversation with her that didn't end at hello. She felt a bit stuck. When Britain wasn't bothered to have a conversation, Jadey had all these things to say. Now that Britain was willing to talk, her mind seemed to go completely blank. She was just ready to take full responsibility.

"Thank you for getting into her head." Kaymen slapped hands with Priest, thinking he was the one who convinced Britain to lighten up on Jadey.

Priest scoffed. "Britain does her own thing. Can't really convince her to do anything." He couldn't take the credit, simply because when he did try his hand at convincing Britain, she shut him down. Priest was sure the only reason Britain was even talking to Jadey now was so that her family wouldn't sense any tension between the two.

"Sounds like your stubborn ass," Kaymen said with a shake of his head.

Priest laughed. He couldn't help but agree with Kaymen. The two men stayed off to the side, having conversation with each other while keeping a close eye on Britain and Jadey. The last thing they needed was for the conversation to go left between the ladies and they end up never talking to each other again. Britain was a bit nervous, but she knew in order for Jadey to understand how much she had hurt her, she had to lead the conversation.

"I missed you at the wedding," Jadey said to Britain with a nervous smile etched on her face.

Britain let out a sigh. "Yeah, sorry about that. I just wouldn't have felt right being there when we weren't on the best terms," she admitted. "Priest told me it was beautiful, though."

"I'm really sorry." Jadey hung her head in sorrow as she blurted out her apology. "Britain, I fucked up so bad, and I could understand if you never want to be my friend again?—"

Britain interjected Jadey's apology before she could get the chance to ramble on and on. "Can I tell you how I feel before you apologize? Your apology wouldn't be worth anything if you don't understand how bad you hurt me."

Jadey cleared her throat as she shifted in her seat and nodded. "Yeah, go ahead."

Britain inhaled a deep breath before glancing down at her hands to maintain her composure. "I'm hoping that this can reconcile us so I can have my friend back. When I found out I was pregnant, the first person I told was you. Jadey, you, of all people, knew how much that time of my life affected me in more ways than one, so I don't know what possessed you to be so careless about it. What you told Caroline was something I had yet to even come to terms with myself. You completely disregarded my trust, any type of loyalty I thought you had for me, and my confidence in you," Britain vented, letting her emotions speak for themselves and not harboring them like she usually would. "The more I talk about it, the angrier I get, and I begin to think that maybe this was a bad idea and I'm not ready to talk," Britain sighed.

"She's about to cry," Kaymen pointed out, referencing the look on Jadey's face. Kaymen was overprotective of Jadey, despite how independent she was. He sat his drink down, on the verge of going over to the ladies before Jadey began crying. Priest halted him by placing his hand on his chest, preventing Kaymen from walking any further.

"Let them be. Your shorty's tough. She can handle Britain's nice ass," Priest chuckled. To Priest, Britain didn't have a mean bone in her body. Even when she snapped on his mother, he could hear a slight level of genuine concern in her voice. She was just an overall nice and bubbly girl. Even though Jadey did look like she was about to cry, he didn't think Britain was being too hard on her. Jadey's guilt was just making her sensitive.

Despite the blow that hearing Britain was considering never being her friend again was to her stomach, Jadey understood. "You have the right to feel how you feel. What I did was completely wrong,"Jadey assured Britain, taking full accountability for her actions.

"Why'd you tell her, Jadey?" Britain asked with her head tilted to the side in question. She knew if she didn't cut to the chase, Jadey would just apologize and get them back to the same place they used to be.

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