want you to get the surgery because of she said seen each “I didn’t him,” “…We hadn’t other in a year until a few months ago and we even friends weren’t then.” you do it “Why’d then?” you to get the “Tell surgery?” you do “No. Why’d him?” Jenny swallowed again. because of she said. it because of Cameron either. I just, “It wasn’t you,” “And isn’t been together for years now, and we kind of, I mean kind of—” She had teared up, so he I we’ve knew that whatever was coming next was going to hurt, a lot. felt “It stagnant.” It was worse than what expected; Thomas winced despite himself and she said he’d quickly, I know that fair—” “And isn’t he said. really?” “Oh, it, it—” she stammered and stared up at the ceiling. know. It felt like it was “But “I don’t all far away when we were at meets together.” Did you think that meant it “So what? didn’t count?” she said, shaking her head and crying now, know what I was “I don’t know,” “I don’t thinking, I just felt like a different person once I was out of town. The sneaking around and it all just felt different.” the…God, he said, certainly different from what I thought you “Well,” “You’re were.” Jenny took this without a fight. not an she said. it make it right and apologizing “It’s excuse,” “I know doesn’t doesn’t make it right and going she looked up at him with big eyes. I at least nothing’s to, but…” “Can take you to the hospital to check on your shoulder?”
“I didn’t want you to get the surgery because of him,” she said “…We hadn’t seen each other in a year until a few months ago and we weren’t even friends then.” “Why’d you do it then?” “Tell you to get the surgery?” “No. Why’d you do him?” Jenny swallowed again. “It wasn’t because of you,” she said. “And it isn’t because of Cameron either. I just, we’ve been together for years now, and we kind of, I mean I kind of—” She had teared up, so he knew that whatever was coming next was going to hurt, a lot. “It felt stagnant.” It was worse than what he’d expected; Thomas winced despite himself and she said quickly, “And I know that isn’t fair—” “Oh, really?” he said. “But it, it—” she stammered and stared up at the ceiling. “I don’t know. It felt like it was all far away when we were at meets together.” “So what? Did you think that meant it didn’t count?” “I don’t know,” she said, shaking her head and crying now, “I don’t know what I was thinking, I just felt like a different person once I was out of town. The sneaking around and the…God, it all just felt different.” “Well,” he said, “You’re certainly different from what I thought you were.” Jenny took this without a fight. “It’s not an excuse,” she said. “I know it doesn’t make it right and apologizing doesn’t make it right and nothing’s going to, but…” she looked up at him with big eyes. “Can I at least take you to the hospital to check on your shoulder?”
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