"Well, if you want to get rid of me that badly..." Grant teased, leaning in and giving her a brief hug. "Sleep well, Addie." He said once at the door, turning back and looking at her tenderly. He walked out and closed the door carefully behind him. Once in his room, he let out a whoop and headed to shower. They'd fixed things. They weren't going out, but they'd resolved a little bit. And that was a good start. He'd made her laugh, and that was even better. Grant climbed into bed feeling more at peace than he had in a while. The vacation had been a good idea after all. He'd have to thank Hunter for suggesting it.

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Grant spent most of the day at the beach, alternating between swimming and chatting with the girls who approached him. He didn't have much interest in them, his thoughts happily occupied with hopes of restoring things with Adelisa, but he enjoyed their company anyway. He flirted with them lightly, complimented them, made them laugh with all his normal charisma. He went back to the condo for a shower before the party, dressing in a plain white button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, blue shorts and flip flops. He and the guys headed back to the beach, but by the time they arrived the party was already in full swing. Jareth had his guitar slung over his back, and Grant had an idea of what he was going to do, so he slipped away into the crowd and mingled easily with the crowd. All the while he kept an eye out for Addie.

Grant tried not to drink especially in public where he could easily screw up his reputation, so he contented himself with one shot of vodka to loosen up and quickly found himself dancing with a pretty blonde girl. As they danced, he couldn't help but think that she seemed so... varsity and preppy. No tattoos or piercings that he could see, her long curly hair and bright blue eyes... She'd probably complement him just right, and he could see himself going places with her that he'd never taken Addie, possibly even to meet potential employers. But as nice as the girl was, he couldn't see them doing any of the crazy things Addie had made him do, like playing pretending to be British nobility to get into an exclusive restaurant or even just going on the worst rides at a theme park over and over again. The question was, which was more important to him?

The heavy thoughts meant he was distracted, so he stopped dancing with her after a while, getting her name and number before moving away. Hearing the sound of Jareth's guitar over the party music, he moved towards the source of it and found his friend surrounded by a crowd of people listening to him. He spotted Delilah standing at the front of the crowd, listening with a look of rapture on her face and nodded. Jareth hadn't been kidding about his singing skills getting him girls, even the ones who soaked him with martinis.