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“Why not?”
“Cause you’ve never had an Aiden.”
“You’re right. And you know what’s really fucked up?”
“What?”
“When I think of the guys I’ve dated in the past, I can’t think of any that ever cared about me the way Aiden cares about you. Not one.”
“That’s not true.”
“Yes it is,” she said. “He would do anything for you, and you know it. And so what if he’s hurt you? It could only have been by accident. He would never hurt you on purpose. Never.”
“I know.”
“So you have only yourself to blame for the times your feelings got hurt. You made that happen. Not him.”
“Well, it’s not all my fault. It’s not like there’s anything I could’ve done.”
“Sure there is.”
“What?”
“You could’ve told him how you felt. You could’ve stopped being such a pussy for two seconds and told him that you cared about him or asked him why he never asked you to a dance. You could’ve confronted him about it.”
“There was never a good time.”
“Oh please. Do you really expect me to believe that? That in fifteen years there was never a moment when you could’ve done something about your unrequited feelings?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, I do. And I think you’re lucky your patience paid off.”
“What?”
“You heard me. You’re lucky that he’s not a wimp like you, that he saw an opportunity to see if there was something more between you, and he grabbed it.”
“Maybe.”
“You could’ve lost him. You could’ve waited forever and lost him.”
“That’s not true! I always had him. The closest I’ve ever come to losing him is right now when I have no idea whether he thinks we made a huge mistake or whether our friendship can survive this.”
“Why would you even want that?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why would you want that if you could have more?”
“More?”
“Yeah, from where I’m standing, it’s always looked like your biggest problem with Aiden was the fact that you had to share him.”
“That’s not true.”
“Yes it is,” she said. “You never think anyone is good enough for him.”
“That has nothing to do with me.”
