Heather turned to face him and said, "When we were kids we were so close. We went swimming, to the movies, played games, played ball together…"
"Yeah, you were a better ballplayer than most of the guys I knew."
"...And we were close most of the way through high school. But something happened the second half of my senior year. Something changed. You became angry, distant."
"Bruce," Jerry said.
"Bruce? What's he got to do with it?"
"Yeah, Bruce. I knew Bruce pretty well and I regretted introducing him to you and was mad when you started dating. I didn't trust him. I knew he didn't have much respect for women and didn't treat them very well. I knew it would end badly. He wasn't good enough for you."
"Well, I don't disagree with that, he turned out to be a real jerk. But didn't you trust me enough to figure that out for myself?"
"I knew you would eventually. But I didn't want you to get hurt."