did to Mike until the other day. I had no idea he was this bad. I didn’t know how much I hurt him…”
What was she talking about? “I’m sorry. I’m not following.”
“I asked Mike to take me back. He said no…”
“What?” Sean asked. “Why would he say no? He’s madly in love with you.”
“He says he’s not anymore.” Her eyes were heavy with moisture. “I told him I was sorry about everything, but he told me wasn’t the same man anymore. He said he didn’t believe in love, didn’t believe in anything. And he wants nothing to do with me.”
“Did you tell him you want to get married?” I asked.
She nodded. “He says he’s not a one-woman type of guy anymore.”
“What?” My head was spinning. “What happened?”
“I don’t know.” She took a deep breath. “Scarlet, if anyone can help me, it’s you. Please help me get Mike back. I know I made a mistake when I turned my back on him, and I’ll apologize until the end of time, but please talk to him for me. Do something.”
“Of course,” I said. “I know how much you two love each other.”
She breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
Sean studied her for a moment. “Mike was depressed over you for a long time, and then one day, he was a completely different person. Something happened to him. It was before my parents got a divorce, but I have no idea what it was. Do you?”
She fidgeted with her hands again.
“Did he see you with someone else?” Sean asked.
“No,” she said.
“Then do you k now what happened?” I asked. “Did you see him?”
She sighed. I could tell by her posture and inability to meet my gaze that she didn’t want to discuss it. “I ran into Mike at a bar one night. I wanted to walk out without speaking to him, but I was drawn to him the moment I saw him. The loneliness and despair washed over me. I just wanted be with him again, talk to him again. So, we exchanged words then headed back to my apartment.”
“Then what?” I asked. “Did you have sex?”
She nodded. “He thought we were back together, but I thought it was just a moment of weakness for both of us. And when he realized I still didn’t want to get married…he got upset. I’ve never seen him so angry. He told me everything had changed.”
I processed what she said, feeling Mike’s pain radiate through me. I could imagine how he must have felt. He thought everything was back to normal, that he and Cassandra finally worked out their differences, but he ended up being totally wrong. She still didn’t want him. She used him. Now I was pissed.
“That explains everything,” Sean said. “Everything.”
“We had dinner together and I apologized then asked for another chance. But he told he wasn’t the same man he used to be.”
“What the hell were you thinking?” I snapped. “How could you do that to him?”
She flinched at my hostility.
“You realize you broke him, right? He totally went off the deep end. Now he’s the same he used to be before he met you. He’s shallow and superficial. He doesn’t respect women and he spends his nights at bars. He doesn’t think my marriage will last because love doesn’t exist. He doesn’t believe in anything anymore. Why didn’t you just leave him alone?”
Cassandra’s tears fell. “I didn’t know that would happen. I swear.”
“You knew he felt like shit, but you slept with him anyway,” I argued. “What the hell is wrong with you?”
Sean placed his hand on my arm. “Baby, calm down.”
“No. No one messes with Mike and gets away with it. Why should I help you? I can’t even tell if you really love him or not.”
“Of course I do,” Cassandra said firmly. “I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Please help me.”
I shook my head. “No. I’m not going to do that.”
The light left Cassandra’s eyes. “Scarlet, I made a mistake. I was depressed and out of my mind. We all do stupid things when we’re unwell. I love Mike and will do
What was she talking about? “I’m sorry. I’m not following.”
“I asked Mike to take me back. He said no…”
“What?” Sean asked. “Why would he say no? He’s madly in love with you.”
“He says he’s not anymore.” Her eyes were heavy with moisture. “I told him I was sorry about everything, but he told me wasn’t the same man anymore. He said he didn’t believe in love, didn’t believe in anything. And he wants nothing to do with me.”
“Did you tell him you want to get married?” I asked.
She nodded. “He says he’s not a one-woman type of guy anymore.”
“What?” My head was spinning. “What happened?”
“I don’t know.” She took a deep breath. “Scarlet, if anyone can help me, it’s you. Please help me get Mike back. I know I made a mistake when I turned my back on him, and I’ll apologize until the end of time, but please talk to him for me. Do something.”
“Of course,” I said. “I know how much you two love each other.”
She breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
Sean studied her for a moment. “Mike was depressed over you for a long time, and then one day, he was a completely different person. Something happened to him. It was before my parents got a divorce, but I have no idea what it was. Do you?”
She fidgeted with her hands again.
“Did he see you with someone else?” Sean asked.
“No,” she said.
“Then do you k now what happened?” I asked. “Did you see him?”
She sighed. I could tell by her posture and inability to meet my gaze that she didn’t want to discuss it. “I ran into Mike at a bar one night. I wanted to walk out without speaking to him, but I was drawn to him the moment I saw him. The loneliness and despair washed over me. I just wanted be with him again, talk to him again. So, we exchanged words then headed back to my apartment.”
“Then what?” I asked. “Did you have sex?”
She nodded. “He thought we were back together, but I thought it was just a moment of weakness for both of us. And when he realized I still didn’t want to get married…he got upset. I’ve never seen him so angry. He told me everything had changed.”
I processed what she said, feeling Mike’s pain radiate through me. I could imagine how he must have felt. He thought everything was back to normal, that he and Cassandra finally worked out their differences, but he ended up being totally wrong. She still didn’t want him. She used him. Now I was pissed.
“That explains everything,” Sean said. “Everything.”
“We had dinner together and I apologized then asked for another chance. But he told he wasn’t the same man he used to be.”
“What the hell were you thinking?” I snapped. “How could you do that to him?”
She flinched at my hostility.
“You realize you broke him, right? He totally went off the deep end. Now he’s the same he used to be before he met you. He’s shallow and superficial. He doesn’t respect women and he spends his nights at bars. He doesn’t think my marriage will last because love doesn’t exist. He doesn’t believe in anything anymore. Why didn’t you just leave him alone?”
Cassandra’s tears fell. “I didn’t know that would happen. I swear.”
“You knew he felt like shit, but you slept with him anyway,” I argued. “What the hell is wrong with you?”
Sean placed his hand on my arm. “Baby, calm down.”
“No. No one messes with Mike and gets away with it. Why should I help you? I can’t even tell if you really love him or not.”
“Of course I do,” Cassandra said firmly. “I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Please help me.”
I shook my head. “No. I’m not going to do that.”
The light left Cassandra’s eyes. “Scarlet, I made a mistake. I was depressed and out of my mind. We all do stupid things when we’re unwell. I love Mike and will do
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