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You had a hunch. Sometimes that means something.”
“And sometimes it’s just basic biology. She’s hot. Killer hot.”
“That’s not what counts, and half the time a person notices that, but then
it passes. You can be attracted to someone, but if there’s no spark and
nothing special there, it’s just this infatuation that is fleeting. It doesn’t have
any deeper meaning. There aren’t any heartstrings involved. Does that make
sense? At least, that’s how I felt. I knew lots of people and met lots of
people and was attracted to people before I met Amy, but the first time I
saw her, I felt like I’d been run over by a bus or something. It came out of
nowhere and it scared me shitless because I’d never felt anything like it.”
“So, in short, you felt battered and constipated.”
“Very funny.”
This time, Romi gave her brother a real smile. “I know, Jack, but it’s not
that simple. There are things…”
“That can be worked out if you both really want to. I would just talk to
her. Find the time. If she shuts you down, at least you’ll have your answer
and you can figure out what you want to do. Pretend like it never happened,
call it a fluke and think about it with semi-fondness, get a new job,
whatever. But if you truly think you can’t forget her or get her out of your
head, then I think you should put it out there that you’re at least available to
try to help. We never know what someone else is going through or their
past.”
“I can’t be just friends with her. That would never work.”
“I’m not saying be friends. I’m saying reach out. Start the conversation.
Nothing can happen either way unless you take that first step.”
Romi would say she’d done far more than take a first step already. She’d
pretty much closed her eyes and leapt straight off some very tall object
without fully knowing if there was a safety net below or not. She’d jumped.
Trusted. And pretty much fallen smack on her face.
But that didn’t mean that Jack wasn’t right. She had run away. Maybe it
