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There’s two sides to every love story. The how you fell in love, and the how you fell apart.

This is ours.

The cardinal rule of friendship is you don’t mess with your friend’s sister.
That goes double when she’s his little sister.

It was just supposed to be fun.

She wasn’t supposed to end up being the love of my life.
And I definitely wasn’t supposed to break her heart.

Ainsley is a wedding dress designer. That should’ve been a warning that she’s a hopeless romantic. That should’ve clued me in that she believes love conquers all.

But there are some things that love can’t fix. I’m one of them.

She thinks love is the answer.

But love is the reason I let her go.....

Just Loved

Did I tell you enough how much I love you?


Single. She changed her status to single? I still remember the day she put in a relationship. She was so cute about it, showing me her page, all smiles. It shouldn't come as a shock that she's changed it. It's been long enough.


No other updates. No new posts or pictures.


I scroll down her page, finding not a single photo of us. It's like we didn't even happen. Our relationship was a secret for so long, she couldn't exactly post pics of us together. They say if you put something on the internet, it lives forever. There's no record of us in cyberspace. Nothing to prove how much I love her.


I reach for the chain around my neck—her engagement ring resting on my chest. When an engagement goes south, a guy only has a few options for the ring. He can return it, sell it, or keep it. I think most men probably want their money back. I mean, why keep it? It's not like you can give it to someone else down the road. Well, I guess if you don't value your nuts you could.


But that's not why I kept Ainsley's ring. I kept it as a reminder. A reminder of what my anger cost me. Every time I start to feel angry, I reach for it.


Sadie comes and rests her head on my legs. This is one reason I'm a dog person. Dogs are sympathetic pets. Even though I brought this whole situation on myself, Sadie doesn't care. She doesn't judge. She knows I'm a miserable asshole and loves me anyway. I haven't been able to push her away like I did Ainsley.


Not that Ainsley went easily. She put up one helluva fight. I may have won that battle, but I lost her.


"It's for the best. It's the best thing for her. I know it is," I say to Sadie.


Chapter six