“I loved you, and you threw it away because you were too scared to commit to someone. You hide behind frequent sex because it’s just easier. You’re a fucking joke.”
Joey looked at me as though I’d slapped him in the face. I’d never seen such an expression on his face before. He seemed to be…in pain. It occurred to me that I may have gone too far.
A nurse came into the room briefly to ask us to stop yelling. Joey rubbed his hands up and down his face and gave me an undecipherable look. Then he turned back to Grady.
“Grady, I’m sorry I can’t stay. But know this.” He took a deep breath. “I truly apologize for my antics and for hurting you the way I did. It was stupid and moronic, I know that. There’s no excuse for any of that, except apparently, I’m not capable of anything other than callow behavior.”
I flinched at that.