Chapter 65

Addie

"I'm really sorry I had to bail on our trip," Tate says as she helps me pack the night before Wild and I leave.

He's doing some last-minute stuff at the shop, making sure his bike is in good condition, and I'm debating on which clothes I should take with me. "It's okay," I start to tell her, but then think better of it. "Actually, you know, when it first happened, it wasn't okay. You really hurt my feelings. You've been hurting my feelings for a while. Since you and Remy hooked up, I don't feel like your best friend anymore. I feel a little bit like an afterthought to most everything in your life. There was a time when I was the first person you called or texted when something happened with you. Now it's like I'm hearing it from others. I'm not gonna lie, Tate. That hurts, but I get it. I'm in that same stage as you right now, but I hope to hell I'm better at balancing friendships with relationships than you are," I breathe heavily as I let all of that out. "But to answer you