It was odd how Alyssa felt more at home in her tiny apartment than she’d ever felt with Parker. But there was a melancholy factor in it. He had been a constant in her life for so long that it felt like she’d lost something. Maybe she hadn’t loved him but she’d definitely been attached to him. He’d been her friend but he’d done the unforgivable by betraying her. If he’d just said that she came with too much emotional baggage and the relationship was turning toxic for him, she wouldn’t have held it against him. Alyssa sadly recalled how he'd told Fiona that it was tough being a foodie and being with a girl he couldn't enjoy food with. Why hadn't he told her how he'd felt?
They might have parted amicably if he'd been honest. But there was no way she’d ever reconsider being with him. It was
