Quinn exhales slowly.“I can’t believe that just happened.”
“Yeah.”
She rubs her face with both hands.“I feel like I should be angrier.Or sadder.”
“You’re in shock.”
“Probably.”
We stand there for a moment in the cool night air.Then she looks at me, really looks, and something in her expression softens.
“You followed me,” she says.
I nod with a shrug.
“Why?”
I shrug again.“It seemed like the right thing to do.”
She studies me like she’s trying to figure something out.
“What?”I ask, not sure if I want to know what she is thinking.
“You always show up.”
“When?”
“When I need someone.”The words hit deeper than she probably realizes.
Because the truth is, I’ve always been there.Watching, waiting, and doing my damndest not to interfere.But I am always close enough to step in when things went wrong.
She sighs softly.“I think I just ended a five-year relationship.”
“Sounds like he ended it first.”
“Still.Five years is a long time.”
I nod.“That’s a lot to handle.”
“It is.”Silence settles between us again.
Then she says something that makes my heart stutter.“Do you know what the weird part is?”
“What?”
“I’m not thinking about him anymore.”
“You’re not?”I ask lowly.
“No.”She tilts her head slightly.“I’m thinking about what you said earlier.”
My stomach tightens.“What did I say?”
“That I deserve better.”
I swallow.“Yeah.”Apparently, that’s the only word in my vocabulary tonight.
A small smile touches her lips.“Turns out you were right.”
