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Max remembered that look in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It stayed sharp in his memory and kept coming back to him, even though he only glanced at first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He realized she must have tried to fit into their circle once and stopped after she got hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was what smart people did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt lucky he never treated her the way others did. He hated seeing girls get ignored or upset. That small kindness kept her from ever disliking him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he had acted like the others, she would not even sit here for coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stayed quiet until the drinks arrived at their table. The moment they did, he took a sip and spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cAyla, I\u2019ve wanted to apologize for a long time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sounded serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla set down her cup. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cThe day Skyla came back, I sent you that video by accident. I thought you didn\u2019t see it, so I never explained it. I know it must have upset you, and I\u2019m sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked sincere when he said it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he sent it on purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wanted her to see it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla remembered that time clearly. She had just lost her baby, and Troy had been celebrating Skyla instead. The pain had nearly crushed her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now it felt far away, like another life. The Ayla back then felt crushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She felt grateful for the push Max gave her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without that video, she might still be trapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d never have the courage to talk about divorce. She would be trapped in a tragic marriage and ruin herself and had no idea about it. If Max didn\u2019t talk about the mistext, she wouldn\u2019t either. But he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cGood thing I saw it. Otherwise I wouldn\u2019t have had the courage to leave Troy. Sometimes the worst thing ends up being the right push.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max already suspected her answer last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing it out loud still made his heart pound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He asked her out today to confirm it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her answer mattered to him more than he wanted to admit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lifted his brows with fake surprise. He said, \u201cReally? You\u2019re serious about the divorce?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla said, \u201cI know you all used to bet on how fast I would run back to Troy. I bet you all made bets about it again this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knows everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max felt his face burn. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cIt\u2019s fine. I was a joke back then. This time, I\u2019ve made up my mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max felt a sudden sting in his chest. He didn\u2019t know if it was sympathy or something else. He only knew it hit harder because it came from Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cDon\u2019t say that. You were stronger than all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew he never had the courage to love someone the way she loved Troy. She gave everything. He had never given anyone that much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cMax, you\u2019re the best at comforting people. I was pathetic, and you\u2019re here calling me strong. Impressive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She meant he flirted with everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly hated his entire reputation. I don\u2019t flirt with just anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He fell silent and the smile dropped from his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something darker settled in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla noticed immediately. Ayla said, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cI needed someone to talk to today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla asked, \u201cYou have something going on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cI broke up with my girlfriend.\u201d It was the influencer he had dated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She clung to him in a way he couldn\u2019t handle. Refusing was cruel to him. He broke up, gave her millions,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and never touched her once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone believed Max slept around. They thought he changed girls nonstop. None of it was true. Some people thought he was bi, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cReally?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Max said, \u201cYou sound surprised.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla said, \u201cNot really. You just never seemed like someone who gets sad about breakups.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max was worse than Halle. A relationship that lasted three months was an eternity for him. He either found new girls every month, every two weeks, every week, or even every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max felt his pride crack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew he earned that reputation. He wanted to know what kind of impression Ayla had about him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yeah, it won\u2019t be good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max said, \u201cMy views changed. Dating feels pointless now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t buy it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wanted to show her he meant it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But his past spoke louder than he could. He told himself patience was the only way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was glad she had opened up this much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He confirmed her divorce plans and mentioned his own single status. Max leaned back and changed the subject.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI didn\u2019t plan to play tennis today. A relative forced a meetup, and I refused. He ran to my mom, she yelled at me, and I came here instead. Tell me he\u2019s not being ridiculous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was talking about James. That idiot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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