When Joss Met Matt by Cahill Ellie

Author:Cahill,Ellie [Cahill, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC027240 Fiction / Romance / New Adult
ISBN: 9780553394511
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2015-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

The call from Matt came the next morning.

“You know why I’m calling,” he said as a greeting.

“Yeah.”

“What am I gonna do?”

“I … I don’t know.”

“Fuck me …” He sighed. “You still coming up to Door County next week?”

“That’s still on?”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“Matty, you don’t have to do this.”

“Why not?”

“Maybe you should just skip it.”

“No, I need this. Really. You coming?”

“Yeah, I’ll be there.”

“Thank you.”

Matt did a good job of pretending to be fine when we were all up at the cottage the following weekend. Everyone knew about Meghan, of course, but he was willing to make us all feel better about it. There was something in his eyes, though—I could see it.

The cottage was crowded and noisy, and everyone had a fantastic time. Except, of course, for Matt.

On the second day, we took a paddleboat out, just Matt and me, and when we were far enough from the shore, he finally let down his guard.

“I couldn’t talk her out of it,” he said.

“I guessed that.”

“She just kept saying she loved me too much. What the fuck does that even mean?”

“She told me she knew she’d break your heart one day,” I said.

“Yeah, well, apparently today’s the day.” He gave the edge of the boat a solid kick.

“Oh, Matty …” I tried to stand, but the boat wobbled in a terrifying way and I had to drop back to my seat abruptly. “Sorry.”

Matt threw his head back and let out a loud bellow. There were no words, just a giant sound of frustration. Then he slumped down in the molded seat and sighed. “I want to hate her.”

“You don’t?”

“Nope.” He plucked a dried leaf from the bottom of the boat and tried to throw it, but it just fluttered toward the water.

“Do you want me to start hating her?” I offered.

“I just want her back.”

“I’m sorry.”

“What can I do to get her back?”

I stretched out a hand to rub his head. “I’m afraid this might be one of those awful situations where you have to let her go. If it’s meant to be …”

“I don’t want to let her go.”

“I know that. But if you chase her, she’ll just run.”

“What if that’s all bullshit? Why should I let go of something I love? It doesn’t even make sense.”

I didn’t have an answer for that.

“This sucks,” he said.

We bobbed on the lake in silence for a while.

“Just let me know if you want me to start hating her,” I offered at last.

He winced. “I don’t want anyone to hate her. It’s Meghan. I love Meghan. You love Meghan.”

I did. She was wonderful, and I would have thought she was The One for him. But, I was willing to at least say I hated her if it would help him feel the tiniest bit better. “Well, you know my offer stands.”

“I know.”

I hesitated, but added, “All of the offer.” All my self-coaching about outgrowing Sorbet Sex was out the window. If there was anything I could do to soothe his broken heart, I would do it.

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