I should be able to. [ That was all she could repeat, but her voice was much less confident. She shook her head and sighed. He always said that and they seemed to end up in this circle far too often. At least at this point she knew to just accept it. ]

Mostly she just ignores it. A lot of it is my own fault. I...she doesn't like me the way I like her. [ Holy shit, Ivy, that sounded like they were both in high school still. She rubbed her temples and let out a sigh. ] She's said the confusion is from my pheromones and her own thrill-seeking side wanting my bite. [ Which is where a lot of her issues with Harry were coming from now. Rachel wanted the bite and the pleasure that gave and her own tendency to rush into everything always pulled Ivy in. The problem was when Rachel immediately backed out due to those reasons.

She raised an eyebrow. ] Is that how you'd approach it?