Mutual Friends

2.4

I've left you alone for weeks, but I still don't know what I did?

I don't know what you don't understand about me asking you to leave me alone, but here goes since you clearly do not understand. We were involved in a somewhat romantic way and I saw things going ahead for us.

Yes, of course.

At that point, I had asked you again about your involvement with Maya. Someone important in my life despite our previous disagreements. It may have been important for you to mention that you dated for two years and the whole reason you left town wasn't because of some business deal and in fact because she was marrying your best friend.

I did wrong by not telling you, but if I did would you have kept talking to me?

To be honest, I don't know. I just would have assumed you would have had the common decency to let me know and not allow me to find out over a lunch that was meant to be for me and my sister to make amends and not break my pathetic heart falling for you.

I am so sorry, Paisley.

I have one question.

Go ahead.

Are you even over her?

Romantically, yes.

What is that supposed to mean?

They hurt me, Paisley. She was the first girl I fell in love with and when I found out my best friend went behind my back to take her and end up marrying her. I left, ran out of money and came back. It was enough time to get over her, for sure, but she hurt me. 

I feel like an idiot. 

Paisley, you don't have to feel like an idiot.

You let me allow myself to be vulnerable with you about everything, and about Maya! All that time, you knew.

Can we talk in person?

You don't deserve that.