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finish.”
Rachel closed her mouth and Jennifer continued. “We talked for bit, and
he let me debrief about a bad day I was having at work. He was really sweet and
listened so well. We got to talking and he told me how sorry he was for how
things had gotten out of hand between us. And then he told me that he wanted us
to try again.”
“Please tell me...”
“Rachel, you promised.”
“Sorry.” Rachel folded her hands over her knee. “Continue.”
“I told him I'd need some time to think about it. Then, the other day,
when you were helping out your family, I had another bad day at work and needed
to talk to someone. I wasn't going to call you even though I knew you'd be okay
with it because my little drama here wasn't really that important. Really!
Problem was, I was alone here with my thoughts, which you know is never a good
idea.” Jennifer knew Rachel was going to be pissed at what came next, but she
forced herself to keep going. “So I called him.”
“You did what?!”
“Rachel.”
She comically reenacted her exclamation in silence just to stress her
shock, and then apologized for interrupting.
“He listened so well the night before, that I thought I'd see if he'd
be that way again. Kind of like a trial run to see if he's really changed.”
Jennifer pulled the towel off of her head and tossed it onto the coffee table.
Her hair was still damp, but she couldn't stand having the towel on her head
any longer. She was getting a little anxious to finish her story. “He was
really nice and gave me advice. He even said that if my boss didn't appreciate
me that I should stand up for myself. Brad's never told me to stand up for
myself before.”
“So you went out with him.” Rachel had apparently decided to finish the
story for Jennifer. “And he proposed.”
Jennifer nodded.
“And what did you say?” Rachel's voice was carefully neutral, not
giving Jennifer even the slightest hint as to what she was thinking.
“I said I needed time to think about it.” Jennifer bit her bottom lip.
“I'm not sure what to do.”
“I guess what it really comes down to,” Rachel spoke slowly. “Is if you
believe he's really changed and if you still love him.”
Jennifer intertwined her fingers. “He's been really nice and hasn't
said anything mean to me at all.” An image flashed into her mind of when Brad
had seen Philip and her together at the hotel, but she dismissed it. That had
been a misunderstanding. “And he explained that before, when we were together,
he hadn't really meant to say such horrible things to me, that it was all just
miscommunication.”
Rachel leaned towards Jennifer and took the younger woman's hands in
her own. “Do you truly believe that?” There was no accusation in her voice, but
Jennifer could see the shadow in Rachel's eyes.
“I don't know,” Jennifer admitted. “I want to. I mean, it wasn't all
bad when we were together.” She needed Rachel to understand, to know that Brad
wasn't a monster. “He chose me when he could have had any girl he wanted. He
helped me get out of the little town we both thought we'd be stuck in forever.
We were good together for years.”
“Okay,” Rachel nodded. She paused, considering her next words. “But did
the good really outweigh the bad? Maybe I don't know the specifics, but it
seems to me like he must've gotten pretty awful, especially towards the end of
your relationship.”
“But if he didn't really mean it...” Jennifer held on to that hope. If
Brad hadn't actually meant those things he'd said, if he'd really just been
trying to help her but hadn't said things right, then all of those bad memories
didn't count. Right?
“Are you willing to take that chance?” Rachel's voice was soft. “Think
about it, Jennifer. Think about what it was like just before you guys broke up.
Think about how being with him made you feel.”
Memories rushed forward,
Rachel closed her mouth and Jennifer continued. “We talked for bit, and
he let me debrief about a bad day I was having at work. He was really sweet and
listened so well. We got to talking and he told me how sorry he was for how
things had gotten out of hand between us. And then he told me that he wanted us
to try again.”
“Please tell me...”
“Rachel, you promised.”
“Sorry.” Rachel folded her hands over her knee. “Continue.”
“I told him I'd need some time to think about it. Then, the other day,
when you were helping out your family, I had another bad day at work and needed
to talk to someone. I wasn't going to call you even though I knew you'd be okay
with it because my little drama here wasn't really that important. Really!
Problem was, I was alone here with my thoughts, which you know is never a good
idea.” Jennifer knew Rachel was going to be pissed at what came next, but she
forced herself to keep going. “So I called him.”
“You did what?!”
“Rachel.”
She comically reenacted her exclamation in silence just to stress her
shock, and then apologized for interrupting.
“He listened so well the night before, that I thought I'd see if he'd
be that way again. Kind of like a trial run to see if he's really changed.”
Jennifer pulled the towel off of her head and tossed it onto the coffee table.
Her hair was still damp, but she couldn't stand having the towel on her head
any longer. She was getting a little anxious to finish her story. “He was
really nice and gave me advice. He even said that if my boss didn't appreciate
me that I should stand up for myself. Brad's never told me to stand up for
myself before.”
“So you went out with him.” Rachel had apparently decided to finish the
story for Jennifer. “And he proposed.”
Jennifer nodded.
“And what did you say?” Rachel's voice was carefully neutral, not
giving Jennifer even the slightest hint as to what she was thinking.
“I said I needed time to think about it.” Jennifer bit her bottom lip.
“I'm not sure what to do.”
“I guess what it really comes down to,” Rachel spoke slowly. “Is if you
believe he's really changed and if you still love him.”
Jennifer intertwined her fingers. “He's been really nice and hasn't
said anything mean to me at all.” An image flashed into her mind of when Brad
had seen Philip and her together at the hotel, but she dismissed it. That had
been a misunderstanding. “And he explained that before, when we were together,
he hadn't really meant to say such horrible things to me, that it was all just
miscommunication.”
Rachel leaned towards Jennifer and took the younger woman's hands in
her own. “Do you truly believe that?” There was no accusation in her voice, but
Jennifer could see the shadow in Rachel's eyes.
“I don't know,” Jennifer admitted. “I want to. I mean, it wasn't all
bad when we were together.” She needed Rachel to understand, to know that Brad
wasn't a monster. “He chose me when he could have had any girl he wanted. He
helped me get out of the little town we both thought we'd be stuck in forever.
We were good together for years.”
“Okay,” Rachel nodded. She paused, considering her next words. “But did
the good really outweigh the bad? Maybe I don't know the specifics, but it
seems to me like he must've gotten pretty awful, especially towards the end of
your relationship.”
“But if he didn't really mean it...” Jennifer held on to that hope. If
Brad hadn't actually meant those things he'd said, if he'd really just been
trying to help her but hadn't said things right, then all of those bad memories
didn't count. Right?
“Are you willing to take that chance?” Rachel's voice was soft. “Think
about it, Jennifer. Think about what it was like just before you guys broke up.
Think about how being with him made you feel.”
Memories rushed forward,
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