Page 81 of One Foggy Christmas
“It'slike I wasn't even there,” I tell Lindy. I just needed someone to talk to, and calling my cousin seemed like the best option.
“I'm sure it wasn't that bad.”
“I'm telling you, she was flirting with Stetson right in front of my face without a thought of me.”
“What did you do?”
“What could I do?” I lift my shoulders. “To Sadie, he's still her boyfriend.”
Lindy blows out a long, sad breath. “That's messed up.”
“But it gets worse. She left the party with him and isn't back yet.”
“She didn'tleavewith him. She probably just went to talk, get some closure on that chapter of her life.”
“I hope so.” I spread my fingers over my brows, trying to rub some of my frustration away.
I thought about jumping in a car and hunting them down, but Dr. Hatchet’s words keep replaying through my mind.
Give her space to figure things out.
Let her discover who she is.
Don’t pressure her to be who you want her to be.
I guess running off with her ex-boyfriend—no, ex-fiancé—is part of Sadie discovering who she is.
I just have to sit back and watch it happen.
And it sucks.
“But besides the ex-boyfriend—who is the current boyfriend in Sadie’s mind—how is everything else going?”
I drop my hand. “Her mom seems to like me more, and the same with her sister. Then yesterday, we spent the afternoon together doing Christmas stuff in the town village. But it's just not the same. She’s so standoffish. I can see it in her eyes.”
“She just needs some time to get to know you better.”
“What if she doesn’t need time? What if she just doesn’t like me?”
“Nash, you’re impossible not to like,” Lindy counters.
“I have a wife that may not agree with you.”
“Then change her mind.”
I scoff, feeling like Lindy’s answer dismisses how hard this is.
“No, seriously, you did it once before. You can make her fall for you all over again.”
“How?”
“Fight for her. Show her all the things about you that she likes. Remind her of your chemistry. It's not like you're starting from scratch. You know everything about Sadie. You know what she likes. You know how to turn her on. How to drive her crazy. Do all of that.”
“So you're saying I should try to win back my wife?”
“Absolutely.”
Isn’t that what I’ve already been doing since she woke up?
