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We were silent for a while, watching the turtles swim slowly across the botto withoutlike a canary

“I hurt ht I saw Bash—Sebastian and Hannah together, so I tried to leave, but knocked over a waiter who spilled ice creahed

He didn’t say anything, just rested back against the couch and handed ht? He and Hann—they weren’t on a date?” he asked softly, watching the sea turtles on the screen

“No, I rong, which made me feel like even more of an idiot, so I just limped my pitiful self back home and took a shower That’s my story” I handed the bottle back to him

He took a long sip, and then stared at the bottle “I actually saw her today It wasn’t a mistake; she was really there She’s been at the hospital for a week, and I didn’t know When I saw her, I almost had a panic attack in the elevator So, which one of us is actually more pitiful?”

“What would you say to her if you caht about it soconfrontation That moment where I could just walk up to him and tell him how badly he hurt me, ho I felt”

He drank again “Hi”

“What? You'd just say hi?”

“Yes” He nodded “Telling her I was hurt or showing anger just means I still care It means in some way, I’m still connected to her That’s why I want to just say hi, not like nothing happened, but like it is so far reer ht, but the pride faded froh, which is why I’m pitiful”

“I still have you beat today, though,” I said

He finally looked at me “Why?”

“Because I embarrassed myself in front of the future true housewives of New York What’s worse is, in three weeks I have to go to a wedding with all of them there You would not believe how out of place I looked—”

“Oh, I can, believethe rest of the beer

“Hey! We are supposed to be helping each other here”

“I thought ere just sulking”