Chapter 38

I took a long drink of my coffee and placed the near empty mug on the counter, picking up my phone. I unlocked the screen—not caring that Hayley could see my passcode—and navigated to my messages again. The icon over Madison's message still showed it as un-read and I hesitated for only a moment before tapping the screen. A long message appeared, and I took a deep breath before reading, noticing Hayley avert her eyes. I didn't care if she read the message, but I was grateful for her respecting my privacy.

'Hey Jason. I know you probably don't want to talk to me, and I completely understand if you don't. Just know that I miss you and I know I fucked up badly, it was a mistake what happened, and I regret it. Stephen and I broke up, I won't go into details in message. But I was hoping we could talk some time; I'd like to try and make up for what I did and fix things. I still love you. Please call me.

I re-read the message another three times before handing the phone to Hayley,