Gillian sat in the beach chair and watched the waves rolling in,
out in the distance. She had been there for nearly an hour, and it was
close to 11:30 p.m. But she couldn’t stop the questions from floating
around in her head. What if she hadn’t started divorce proceedings?
Would Ryan have still gone through with it?
This evening, on the ride back, Jake has suggested that Ryan
still had feelings for her. She knew that, while they were alone
together, Ryan had been flirtatious, but he had never denied the
chemistry between the two of them. Did that really mean he still
loved her?
“Stop!” Gillian yelled into the night. “What does it matter
anyway?”
Ryan had moved on with his life, first his fling with Hayley -
well, she was married to Mateo now - but that didn’t change the fact
that he didn’t want her. He had chosen to move on without her, and
she was given no choice but to do the same. And she had, with Jake,
until now.....Even if Ryan still had feelings for her, it was too late.
It
didn’t matter anymore. But it did.
She could see the lights and hear the music from the bar, a little
further
down the beach. That’s what she needed, a drink.
