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Still echoing, I see.
Still shifty, I see.
I could almost hear his laugh through the computer. I missed this.
Not sure I can agree.I smiled, regardless. So are you going to tell me what you’re going through or nah?
Just another breakup. They never get any easier. We broke up yesterday.
Sadie Johnson?
Another pause. So you HAVE been stalking me.
My face burned as I realized I had been caught. Just curious.
Uh huh. But yes, Sadie. I thought she was the one.
Does it count as being “The One” if she’s one of many? Is that what you mean by the one? Would certainly clear things up.
Retract the claws for a bit, will you? My heart is tender.
As is your head.
Too soon.
I laughed aloud. Andrew’s tender-headedness was the stuff of legends. His whole family had clowned him on a regular basis for it. Everything seemed to hurt his sensitive scalp. He could barely get a haircut without grumbling about how the barber was clearly trying to torture him.
No bullshit though, you okay?I chewed my lip as I considered what to say next. Why’d she break up with you?
She didn’t. I broke up with her. Hence the whole “not the one” thing.
My breath quickened, and my lungs squeezed. It had to be a coincidence that he broke up with her right after he saw me again. I counted to ten before I responded.
So you broke up with her because she wasn’t The One?
Yep. I can’t waste any more time being with people who don’t fulfill me.
Is fulfillment a double entendre?
Wow, Ace. How is that a double entendre?
It just is.
Whatever, Jones. You know what I mean, though. I found myself in a relationship of convenience. I was in it because it was nice. Easy, you know. Sadie was great but it was a lifestyle of complacency. I couldn’t do it anymore.
I felt a pang of guilt as I thought about my relationship with Michael. It was definitely more about duty and opportunity than about love. But what’s wrong with that? I thought angrily. It’s not so bad. And I do love him.
Fine, fine, fine. Everything’s fine. Isn’tit, Ace?
I see. Sounds rough.
Oh, Ace. You’re such an empathetic wordsmith.
Now who has to retract the claws?
This time, I knew that he was smiling. I could feel my own smile stretching across my face. I sighed.
So when are we gonna hang out again?
