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Grett didn’t realize how much she valued Gabby until now.
At first, she only saw the girl as a nuisance, an easy disposable pawn to take advantage of in the game, someone who she would never truly be friends with.
Oh how wrong she was?
Even after all the shit Grett’s done to her, after all the insults she’s thrown Gabby’s way, and the way she isolated her from the team, Gabby still stood by her when she needed it most.
And Grett still felt like the worst person in the world.
When she broke up with Yul, she always said she wanted someone who could see the good side of her and that it was perhaps too much to ask for yet Gabby was right there and willing to do so.
Grett couldn’t help but still think she was getting more than she deserved. She didn’t deserve Gabby’s attention, much less a friendship but she got it anyway and now Grett hated realizing this but she was starting to see Gabby in a new light that didn’t just involve friendship.
She was ashamed to admit it, but she somewhat wondered how things would’ve gone had she actually treated Gabby like a person from the start? Would they have been closer from the beginning? Would they have actually been friends? Would Grett have never needed to deal with Yul?
Would Gabby actually love her more than Ellie?
Grett shook that last thought out of her head as soon as it came to her mind, she knew she was bisexual but Gabby was a taken woman, even Grett had enough respect to acknowledge that fact.
She would never tell Gabby this, but Grett did not have a lot of respect for the way Ellie handled the whole ordeal about telling Gabby about the Villains’ Alliance, while she did come clean in the end, she still lied to her girlfriend who she had been dating for two years. Even when she was dating Yul, she never dreamed of hiding stuff from him and there Ellie was, just constantly lying to Gabby and expecting to get away with it scot-free after a simple apology.
Though Grett supposed she was being unfair. Ellie did apologize to Gabby and she didn’t exactly treat Gabby the best either, it seemed her jealousy was doing most of the talking.
She didn’t know if she could ever admit this to Gabby. They had just rekindled their alliance and became actual friends now, and even though she no longer wanted anything to do with Yul. The fear of losing Gabby and being alone again still haunted her.
“Hey Grett… is everything okay?” Gabby asked in concern as she saw Grett staring off to the ocean in the distance.
“Oh… don’t worry Gabby, I’m fine. Just re-evaluating everything.” Grett reassured the nature lover, “Don’t worry, I don’t regret anything I did last night.”
“Really?” Gabby asked happily.
“Well that’s not true, I regret not standing up for you and breaking up with Yul sooner.” Grett smiled back.
I also regret doing a lot of things back in season one, but no need to go there.
“I see you’re in your swimsuit.” Gabby smiled proudly.
“Yep.” Grett smirked in vindication, “Felt I deserved to treat myself after how Yul treated me.”
“You look great in it. Just letting you know.” Gabby said softly which made Grett blush. She wasn’t stupid, she knew Gabby only meant that platonically but it was still nice to hear. It made her feel valued.
“Thanks Gabby.” Grett smiled back. Maybe she’d never have Gabby as a girlfriend and maybe she was too late to realize her feelings, but having her as a friend at all was good enough.