Claire turned her head away from the pier to look at Landon.  Was forgiveness something that needed to be asked for or given between them?  She almost said to him that there was nothing to forgive, but then she bit her tongue.  Wasn't there?<br/><br/>Until that moment, she hadn't even realized that she had resented Landon.  She had resented her husband's best friend for not being there for Gavin the one time Gavin had really needed someone.  It was selfish of her to feel that way, she knew.  Stupid even.  She just remembered how much of a wreck Gavin had been.  He had thought he might lose both his best friend and his wife at the same time.  She still remembered waking up in her hospital room to him on the phone trying to get answers about Landon.  She still remembered the lines of worry etched in Gavin's face and the tears in his eyes.<br/><br/>But to blame Landon was ridiculous.  She hadn't been there for Gavin either.  She'd been hurt and Landon had been hurt, and Gavin had had to suffer through it all without support.  And they'd all pulled through.<br/><br/>"There's nothing to forgive," she said with stark emotion in her voice.  She meant the words.  "I think I was mad at you for not being here, but I wasn't with you, either, Landon, and you needed us too, even if you would never admit it."<br/><br/>She wrapped an arm around his waist.  "We're here for each other now, though.  That's what matters.  Now, let's get to that pier."