Chapter 14
KRISTEN TEXTED ME THREE times to organize this weekend. I didn't text her back. She wanted to speak with me face to face. She'd be willing to fly out here, but only if I was willing to see her. She wanted to confirm before she booked the flight. After our last phone call, she wasn't sure where we'd left things.
To be quite honest, neither was I.
Was Kristen still my girlfriend? Had I cheated on her with Joelle? Or was I free to do as I pleased?
She called when I was distracted by TV and wine and rising-crust pizza. I saw her name, and my first thought was, “Oh yay! Kristen is calling me!” I forgot, temporarily, that we hadn't been speaking.
When she heard the brightness in my voice, I guess it confused her, because she tripped over her tongue. “I just wondered if
