Page 31 of Love Unforgettable
“But he’s been my guy for so long. Or at least my almost guy for so long.”
“Okay, kind of, sure,” she says. “But not really. I mean, think about it. You were together in college, but then broke up because he was moving three thousand miles away. Then he waits five years to come back, then you’ve barely worked things out, and he leaves again after a couple months without a word.”
“Okay, but now he’s here again.”
“And leaving tonight,” she says.
“But moving back,” I say.
“So he says.”
“Is that what it is, Kat? Is it that he’s not here permanently? Or is it something else?”
“Let me ask you this, do you think he’s your guy, Lex?”
“Yes.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“Are you happy?”
“I would be if he would just stay.”
“Okay. Then there you have it.”
“There I have what?”
“Your answer.”
“Okay . . . did I miss it? What’s my answer?”
“Listen, if you’re happy, then I’m happy. Plus, my opinion is just that. You are the only one in your relationship. People can only see so much from the outside. And sometimes what they see isn’t always accurate.”
“It’s not a relationship yet.”
“But it will be, if you want it to be.”
“I do. I feel like I’ve put too much time into this to turn back now, you know?”
“That’s not a reason to continue.”
“You don’t think history is a good reason?”
“You don’t have history, you have time. I think there’s a difference.”
I think on that for a minute, trying to see her point. “I have to try, Kat.”
“Then that’s all there is to it, Lex. I support you, no matter what.”
“Thank you.”
“What’s your next step?”
“Doc Richardson asked me to do a wine mixer for their patients to announce his retirement and Trevor’s takeover.”
“The same thing you were supposed to do the first time around?”
