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“Is that so?” Oliver cocked his head.
“Well, not in your case. But you were pretty fucked up.”
Again, I let out a chuckle.
“Listen, Drew,” Oliver spoke. “If you love Jillian that much, then you have to go after her.”
“No. No. No.” Liam shook his head. “This is totally different. Delilah loved you, and you pushed her away. Jillian knows she loves Drew but is too afraid to admit it because she’s trying to find herself. She’s scared that if she confesses her feelings, she’ll be deterred from her journey.”
“So, you’re a shrink now?” Oliver asked.
“I should be, right?” Liam winked. “Anyway, Drew, back to what I was saying. You need to call her bluff. Be friends and then make her jealous when the time is right. Go out with someone and make sure Jillian sees you with her. If anything, seeing the man you care about with someone else always sparks a little bit of jealousy. Maybe then, she’ll realize what she let go.”
“Were you a woman in a past life or something?” Oliver asked him.
“Maybe.” He frowned as he placed his hand on his chin.
It was getting late, and I had to drive back to the city.
“Thanks for the food and advice, guys, but I’m going to head back now.”
As I was driving back to the city, I couldn’t stop thinking about Liam’s advice. It actually sounded like a good plan. Being friends with Jillian was better than being nothing with her at all. Tomorrow, I’d text her and put my plan into motion.
* * *
After returning from a meeting, I pulled my phone from my pocket and took a deep breath as I typed Jillian a text message. Fuck it. This needed to be done over the phone, so I called her.
“Hello,” she answered.
“Hi, it’s Drew.”
“Hi, Drew.” Her voice was unsure.
“I just wanted to tell you that I’m sorry about the other night. I didn’t mean to walk out like I did, and I want you to know that I fully understand.”
“It’s okay. I understand why you left.”
“Listen, Jillian. We’re friends, and I don’t want that to end.”
“I don’t either, Drew.”
“Good. I also want you to know that I’ll always be here for you if you need someone to talk to, whether it be about your parents, Kristen, or anything about yourself. I’m just a phone call away.”
“Thank you. I appreciate it. I really do, and hearing you say that means a lot to me.”
“You’re welcome. I have to hang up now. I have a meeting to get to.”
“Okay. We’ll talk soon. Bye, Drew.”
“Bye, Jillian.”
I let out a deep breath as I hit the end button on my phone.
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Jillian
I set my phone down and looked at Kristen sitting across from me.
