ONE LAST TEXT
"I think I got scared. Things felt good, and instead of just letting them be good, I started wondering if I was being an idiot for letting my guard down that fast."
"That's not the same as things actually being bad, though."
"I know that."
"Do you?" Nate leaned forward slightly, his voice dropping, more serious now. "Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like you had one good night with her and then spent the next three days finding reasons to avoid her instead of just, I don't know, letting yourself have something good for once."
"It's not that simple."
"Explain it to me, then. Actually explain it, not the six word version you've been giving me all lunch."