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Authors: Chloe Grey
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us, Meg. I thought I was too old for all this.”
“There’s no such thing as too old when it comes to love. Is there anything I can do to help?” She sipped her drink.
“Listen. Talk to me about what you’re going through. Things like that really do help.”
“I can do that.” She squeezed Debbie’s hand. “Chase and I…it’s nothing like what you’re going through. The two of us have been friends for our entire lives. I feel we’ll always be friends. But right now he’s hiding something. Something about work, or his mother. I can understand why it’s difficult for him to talk about it, but I feel like we’re both sitting idly by, and putting our lifelong friendship at risk.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Neither of us have had easy lives, and we’ve spent a long time talking to each other about what it was like. Chase relied on me for support as a friend, but when we got closer, I think it was hard for him to balance both. I can be both his girlfriend and his best friend, but right now, he’s not opening up to his best friend. I don’t blame him too much, though.” Meaghan wrinkled her nose. “It’s the sudden move back out here, reconnecting with his mother. Having to grow up, I guess.”
“Do you think his mom may know more about what’s going on?”
Meaghan pushed her drink aside, shaking her head. “I have no idea what’s been going through Chase’s head, because he hasn’t been talking to me. To be honest, I’m not certain he’s thinking straight. He doesn’t want to end up not being able to take care of us. I think right now, he’s in survival mode. He’s not thinking about what’s going to come afterward.”
“Men,” Debbie grumbled before taking a gulp of her gin and tonic.
“Well, I’m sure they feel the same way about us a lot of the time,” Meaghan joked.
“Probably. I need to talk to Joey. I can’t keep this a secret from him, because it isn’t fair. But I have no idea how to bring it up.”
“How do you think he’s going to react?”
“He’s not going to be happy. I don’t think he’ll be angry with me, though. He might even help me if I admit to him how I still feel.”
“Are you sure about it? Could it just be something left over from before?”
“I have considered that. Being in love with someone I don’t really like isn’t what I wanted. I think it’s for real. You’d think, at my age, I would be able to deal with things like this. You’re twenty-one years old, and I’m asking you for advice,” she added, as if unable to believe it. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that the way it sounded.”
“I know you didn’t, and I understand.” She gently tapped her friend’s back to reassure her.
“I guess you’re never too old to go through an emotional crisis.”
“Of course not.” Meaghan knew better than to be insulted by Debbie’s comment. In her shoes, she might’ve said the same thing. “At least you’re willing to talk about it with him. In my situation, there doesn’t seem to be any talking. Just constant avoidance.”
“There was a time when the thought of talking to someone about what I was feeling made me freeze up,” Debbie admitted. “I finally learned how to talk things through. I can’t imagine how hard my life would be if I had no one to talk to.”
Meaghan thought of Aunt Jennifer. Growing up, she and Chase had been the only two people she could turn to. In many ways, they still was. She and Debbie listened as the live band lit into their next number. She tapped her shoe against the bar, rocking gently to the soothing beat.
“I’m not very good at dealing with things alone.” Meaghan paused, thinking. “Sounds silly, really. I grew up in such a dysfunctional situation. You’d think it would be the opposite. But Chase and I always understood each other, and I could always rely on him.”
“I hope you can figure things out together,” Debbie said.
“Me too,” Meaghan agreed. But her words were
“There’s no such thing as too old when it comes to love. Is there anything I can do to help?” She sipped her drink.
“Listen. Talk to me about what you’re going through. Things like that really do help.”
“I can do that.” She squeezed Debbie’s hand. “Chase and I…it’s nothing like what you’re going through. The two of us have been friends for our entire lives. I feel we’ll always be friends. But right now he’s hiding something. Something about work, or his mother. I can understand why it’s difficult for him to talk about it, but I feel like we’re both sitting idly by, and putting our lifelong friendship at risk.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Neither of us have had easy lives, and we’ve spent a long time talking to each other about what it was like. Chase relied on me for support as a friend, but when we got closer, I think it was hard for him to balance both. I can be both his girlfriend and his best friend, but right now, he’s not opening up to his best friend. I don’t blame him too much, though.” Meaghan wrinkled her nose. “It’s the sudden move back out here, reconnecting with his mother. Having to grow up, I guess.”
“Do you think his mom may know more about what’s going on?”
Meaghan pushed her drink aside, shaking her head. “I have no idea what’s been going through Chase’s head, because he hasn’t been talking to me. To be honest, I’m not certain he’s thinking straight. He doesn’t want to end up not being able to take care of us. I think right now, he’s in survival mode. He’s not thinking about what’s going to come afterward.”
“Men,” Debbie grumbled before taking a gulp of her gin and tonic.
“Well, I’m sure they feel the same way about us a lot of the time,” Meaghan joked.
“Probably. I need to talk to Joey. I can’t keep this a secret from him, because it isn’t fair. But I have no idea how to bring it up.”
“How do you think he’s going to react?”
“He’s not going to be happy. I don’t think he’ll be angry with me, though. He might even help me if I admit to him how I still feel.”
“Are you sure about it? Could it just be something left over from before?”
“I have considered that. Being in love with someone I don’t really like isn’t what I wanted. I think it’s for real. You’d think, at my age, I would be able to deal with things like this. You’re twenty-one years old, and I’m asking you for advice,” she added, as if unable to believe it. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that the way it sounded.”
“I know you didn’t, and I understand.” She gently tapped her friend’s back to reassure her.
“I guess you’re never too old to go through an emotional crisis.”
“Of course not.” Meaghan knew better than to be insulted by Debbie’s comment. In her shoes, she might’ve said the same thing. “At least you’re willing to talk about it with him. In my situation, there doesn’t seem to be any talking. Just constant avoidance.”
“There was a time when the thought of talking to someone about what I was feeling made me freeze up,” Debbie admitted. “I finally learned how to talk things through. I can’t imagine how hard my life would be if I had no one to talk to.”
Meaghan thought of Aunt Jennifer. Growing up, she and Chase had been the only two people she could turn to. In many ways, they still was. She and Debbie listened as the live band lit into their next number. She tapped her shoe against the bar, rocking gently to the soothing beat.
“I’m not very good at dealing with things alone.” Meaghan paused, thinking. “Sounds silly, really. I grew up in such a dysfunctional situation. You’d think it would be the opposite. But Chase and I always understood each other, and I could always rely on him.”
“I hope you can figure things out together,” Debbie said.
“Me too,” Meaghan agreed. But her words were
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