I look away.
“He’s projecting what happened with dad and mom onto you and Jess,” Darren continues. “He has no idea what he’s talking about.”
I rub a hand over my face. “Yeah, well… it got in my head.”
“That’s the point,” Darren says quietly. “He wanted it to.”
Sighing, he adds, “Don’t let him turn your marriage into his do-over crap.”
I stare at the floor.
“Are you saying I should forgive her?” I mutter.
Darren runs a hand through his hair. “Man, I can’t answer that for you.”
He shifts in his chair, letting out a breath.
“All I’m saying is don’t react right now. Sit with it. Feel what you need to feel before you decide anything.”
I don’t say anything.
“If you get to a place where you think you can forgive her,” he continues carefully, “then… I don’t know. Maybe this is something you two can come back from.”
“And if I decide otherwise?” I ask quietly.
He shrugs. “Then at least you won’t have regrets.”
I nod. He’s right.
Whatever happens next, I don’t want to look back and wonder if I acted too fast. I don’t want to make a decision fueled by anger and spend the rest of my life questioning it.
I don’t want regrets.
No more than I already have.
Chapter Eight
Jess
I decide to leave Simone’s when I realize she might not be as on my side as I need her to be.
I get that I lied. I really do. But I expected my best friend to… I don’t know. Stand with me. Even if she didn’t agree, I thought she’d at least be in my corner.
Apparently not.
I huff as I climb into my car and shut the door harder than necessary.
So where am I supposed to go now?
My parents are out of the question. Logan’s parents have already taken his side, well, his dad has. Normally I could count on Angela to take the opposite stance of Sean out of pure spite, but when it comes to her kids she’s full-on mama bear.
And, annoyingly, I can’t even blame her for that.
“God,” I mutter, starting the engine. “Being an adult sucks.”
In high school, even in college, I had a whole group of girls I could call to vent. Women who would’ve shown up with wine coolers and nail paint to make me feel better.
But they’ve all moved on with their lives.
