Amanda: I got all your messages today. I needed some time but I’m okay, Hayden. I get better every day. I promise. Thank you for sending Davis to me.
Hayden: I’m so fucking sorry for all of it, Amanda. I never wanted to hurt you. I feel torn in two. You’re the one I would have talked to about it and I’ve ruined everything.
Amanda: You didn’t ruin anything. Love yourself, love Isabella, and remember that this was my choice. I stumbled a bit but I have my footing again.
Hayden: Will you ever be my friend again, Amanda? Is that possible? Losing everything we shared outside our romantic relationship hurts so fucking much.
Amanda: I’m your friend right now, this minute. I miss you. There’s no one for me to talk to about all the “big stuff” I think.
Hayden: I miss our talks. My god, no one gets me but you, Amanda. I think you know what I mean.
Amanda: The men I had protecting her speak highly of Isabella, Hayden. I’m glad she and I aren’t alike. You need to soak up some normal people shit. By the way, did you see the new AI program coming out of MIT? Check out this article…
Hayden: I didn’t see it but can’t wait to read it. First…what the hell is this about children’s books? Tell me everything!
Seven months after walking out of his life, the lines of communication reopened between Amanda and Hayden.
It would be a while before she’d be strong enough to see him in person and she worried about how her heart would react when she one day saw him side by side with Isabella.
Still, it gave her great comfort that, one day at a time, she could rebuild a friendship she’d prized since she was a girl.