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I told him that I didn't remember her name, but I didn't think that it really mattered. I was there for something completely different. Not to talk about who was gossiping, but to talk about the gossip itself.
“I feel stupid about the way I acted to you, Frank. It was just weird because everything changed all of a sudden. We had this great week together and then you just kind of disappeared. I started to suspect that something was going on. I actually thought that you were married. And then I saw that little girl, and she got Blue Moon ice cream, and then you had it on your shirt later that night when you came over. I just knew then that she was part of the family that you had hidden from me, and I was really upset.”
He told me that I sounded like Sherlock Holmes, and I just kind of waved him off. I had been right, but I didn't think it was the right time for me to bring up such a thing. Not the right time at all.
“I don't have a hidden family.”
“I know. I know now that you did it to help your friends and to make sure that she had a good life outside of foster care. I know that you are the hero of the story, and I'm the jerk. I also know that you're probably not going to forgive me, but I wanted to make sure that you knew that I knew I was a jerk. I probably messed something up that could have been great, and I will always regret that.
“Why do you have to regret it?”
I asked him what he meant, and he got up out of his chair and started walking around the desk toward me. He pulled me up to my feet and pressed his lips against mine. It was hard for me to regret anything that had brought me to this very instance in my life. Almost impossible, really.
