18 The Way We Were

(Jayden)

Winona, younger, in a short dress, dancing. Her body moved in perfect time with the beat. Her smile is just for me, her eyes just for me. That feeling of jealousy smashing through me.

A pain sears into my brain as the scene goes black.

“Okay. I’ve heard enough.” I hold my head for a few seconds. “I need time to process all of this.”

Lance looks at me. “You know. If you want her back, there is a lot to apologize for.”

“I never said I wanted her back. I’ve just broken up with my fiancée for chrissakes.”

Lance continues as if I’ve said nothing. “Sure, you have a somewhat valid excuse, you don’t remember her. But you were pretty cruel three years ago and that wasn’t called for. And that is coming from me, the person who has broken endless hearts.”

“I was angry, confused.”

“None of this is anymore Winona’s fault than it is yours. If you want her back, you’ll need to start at ground zero by getting her to be friends again.”

I shake my head. “I don’t want to get Winona back.”

“Su