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his tone.
    “I can’t answer that , either. Look, Grey, last night was great, but there can’t be a repeat performance. I’m sorry. Now I really must go,” I said and opened the front door.
    Dejected, Grey pulled himself together and walked past me to leave.
    “I love you, Carly Summers. I mean it, you know that to be true. Look in your heart and answer yourself the question—do you still love me enough to give us another chance?” he said as he made his way to the curb.
    “Do you want a lift somewhere?” I asked, feeling sorry for him.
    “It’s okay, I’ll call a cab,” he said as he stood there, looking sad but still as hot as I remembered and then some.
    “Okay, I’ll catch you around ,” I said as I got in and started the engine.
    “See you , Carls.” If possible, his tone sounded even sadder. I felt sorry for him but I couldn’t let myself go down that route when he had Maggie to go back to.
    I drove away and saw him in my rear-view mirror. I couldn’t see his face , but his stance told me he was hurt. I couldn’t afford to feel anything for him, not now.
    I did my grocery shopping and paid some bills. It was twelve o’clock when I got to the restaurant, hoping Jodie would be able to take her lunch with me—I’d lied to Grey about lunch, of course, but he didn’t need to know that.
    She didn’t look pleased to see me but at least she agreed to lunch and brought us both a cold drink over to the booth in the corner where I had chosen to sit for the sake of a little privacy.
    “Give it to me straight, girl. Leave out no detail,” Jodie demanded as she sat opposite me.
    I recounted the details of last night, keeping nothing secret from my best friend. The look on her face ranged from surprise, to envy, to something I couldn’t put my finger on as I finished telling her everything.
    “Well, I know I thought something like that had happened but you’ve surprised me, Carly—you’ve slept with someone else’s man, something I never thought you’d do,” she said as she sat in a state of shock.
    “I know. I guess the fact that I was drunk and horny drowned out my conscience, until this morning , that is.”
    “Seems like he knew what he was doing. He can’t have been that drunk, else he couldn’t have… well… you know, got it up ,” she blushed as she added the last part.
    “I never thought about that. If that’s the case, he should feel even guiltier than I do.”
    “Doesn’t sound like he acted guilty this morning!” she replied.
    “I’m not sure what happens from here ,” I said as I scanned the menu, anything to take my mind off what was eating me up inside.
    Jodie went and placed our orders, then we ate and made small talk—all the while I was feeling guiltier and guiltier over what I had done. Jodie was the only one I could confess my confusion and guilt to so I was glad she told me that we were good before we said goodbye. I didn’t want her mad at me for last night and it seemed she had forgiven me.
    My phone beeped with a text message. I looked at the screen and saw it was from Grey.
     
    We need to talk Carls. Please don’t ignore me or shut me out. G xx
     
    I wasn’t in the mood for the inevitable conversation so I put my iPhone back in my pocket and went about my day.
    I decided it would be nice to visit Grey’s Aunt Lizzie, but I didn’t want to chance an encounter with Grey, so I phoned his mother before going over.
    “Lizzie would love to see you ,” Katrina said.
    “Great. I won’t be treading on anyone’s toes , will I? I don’t really want to bump into Grey,” I replied, trying to sound less guilty than I felt.
    “Grey’s not here, he’s gone out with Maggie ,” Katrina responded, blind to the pain I felt in my chest as she spoke. It was like a hot knife stuck straight in my heart. I should’ve known that he’d be with her but that didn’t mean it hurt any less.
    “Great, see you in about fifteen minutes ,” I said, barely able to disguise