Shaking my head, I push the memories of those days from my mind as I glance up at Eden again. “Please, Edie. Please don’t go out with him.”
“Of course I’m not going to go out with him,” she snaps, looking all sorts of offended as she sets her phone on my desk. “What the hell kind of friend do you think I am? This isn’t just some high school fling that you dated years ago. This is your Wyatt…”
Her words trail off as a slow smile stretches across her face.
“What the hell is that look? I don’t like that look.”
Her grin widens as she grabs her phone again. “I was just thinking… what if I message him again and set up a date…”
“Eden!” I scream, betrayal ripping through me as I stare at her with wide eyes but she just giggles.
“But instead of me, you’ll show up.”
I shake my head as she continues grinning at me like this is the best damn plan in the world. “What? That’s insane!”
“No,” she insists, shaking her head as she grabs my arm. “Hear me out. For years, I’ve heard about this incredible, epic love you and Wyatt had…”
“And?” I growl, cutting her off. “It didn’t matter in the end, did it?”
“Those were extenuating circumstances, Pip-Squeak! That’s what I’m saying. I’m willing to bet that if your love was as strong as you claim then he never got over you either.”
I shake my head, unable to take my eyes off of her. Oh, God, she’s finally lost it. “I… that’s… No way, Eden. I saw him… He was happy… He was moving on with his life.”
“You saw him for all of what? Five minutes? And besides, that was four damn years ago. You have no idea what’s really going on in his life.”
“But,” I utter, motioning to her phone. “To just ambush him like that… I mean, what the hell would I even say?”
She grins. “Hey, Wyatt. Wanna have a baby?”
“Oh my God, you’ve officially lost your mind if you think this is a good idea!” I yell, rolling my eyes and ripping myself out of my chair as I grab my coffee mug and slip behind the curtain. Grabbing the pot out of the machine, I pour myself another cup as her idea starts to nag at me.
No, it’s absolutely insane.
I can’t.
But the thought of seeing Wyatt again after all these years, it makes my heart race and my stomach flutter with the good kind of nerves.
“Just listen,” she says as I walk back into the office, holding her hands up in front of her like I have a loaded weapon in my hands. I glance down at the hot cup of coffee in my hand and shrug. I suppose it would do in a pinch. “I know, right now it sounds crazy and admittedly, it is a little out there but what if you don’t? What if we just let this go and you spend the rest of your life alone, with no babies and wondering what would have happened if you had just gotten the courage to meet him?”
“Stop making sense,” I mutter, bringing the cup of coffee to my lips as her words bounce around in my head. Eden grins.
“I can’t. Come on, you know it’s a good idea.”
I pin her with a glare. “It’s an idea, I’ll give it that but I haven’t said a word to him in over ten years, Edie…There is no way in hell he’s still hung up on me.”
“Then answer me this, why hasn’t he signed the divorce papers in the four years since you sent them to him?”
I freeze with the coffee cup halfway to my lips, flabbergasted that her crazy plan is sounding better and better the more she talks.
Could it really be possible?
Could he still have feelings for me?
Shaking my head, I blow out a breath.
No, that’s too much to hope for.
“What did you guys talk about last night?” I ask her and she unlocks her phone before handing it to me with a smirk.
“Read it for yourself.”
Setting my coffee down on the desk, I take her phone and take a deep breath as I start reading through their messages. The first few messages are standard getting to know you questions but when I get further down, my hands start to shake.
WyattL23:
Are you looking for something casual or more?
WyattL23:
Also, sorry if that’s too forward.
I’ve had a couple bad dates and don’t want to
make the same mistake again.
EdiePB09:
No, it’s fine. :)
I guess I’m open to either.
It’s got to feel right, you know?
What about you?
WyattL23:
Yeah, I do know.
I’m ready to settle down and start a family.
Are you opposed to the idea?
EdiePB09:
Not at all ;)
“You sent him winky faces, Edie?” I hiss as jealousy burns through my chest. She holds her hands up in surrender as she shakes her head.
“I didn’t know!”
Dropping my head, I release a breath and take another deep breath as I try to calm myself down. It’s not Eden’s fault, I know that but seeing it and knowing that he’s been talking to other girls kills me which is bullshit since I don’t have a claim to him anymore but my stupid, irrational heart doesn’t give a damn. Wyatt is mine and he always will be.
“Did you read the messages, Piper? He’s looking for the same thing you are. You have to give this a shot.”
I lift my head, meet her eyes, and sigh. “It’s crazy, Eden. He’s going to be…”
“Pissed?” she supplies and I nod. “Maybe at first but I really think I’m on to something here. I mean, why not sign the papers if he truly wanted to be done with you?”
“I don’t know. Why didn’t he ever come looking for me if he wanted to keep me?” I ask and she scoffs.
“Oh, that’s an easy one. His damn pride. Plus, the pain and betrayal was fresh.”
The word betrayal rings in my ears and I suck in a breath as my heart seizes in my chest. “Oh, God… he thinks I cheated on him! He’s never going to forgive me.”
“Maybe,” Eden says, her voice softer than before. “It’s time to tell him the truth.”
“I don’t know,” I whisper, shaking my head and she leans forward, grabbing her phone out of my hand.
“Well, I do.” She starts typing out a message and my eyes widen as I lunge for the phone but she dodges me.
“What the hell are you doing?”
She bolts out of her chair and runs into the studio, calling out over her shoulder, “Pushing you out of your comfort zone!”
“Eden!” I scream as I run after her, my stomach flipping as I imagine seeing him again. “Please don’t do this!”
She skids to a stop and turns to face me. “You really don’t want me to?”
“I really don’t,” I assure her, shaking my head as my heart thunders in my chest. There is so much crap between Wyatt and me at this point that I don’t even know what I would say to him. What could I say? I lied to him and betrayed him and Wyatt is not the type of man to forgive so easily.