From part 1:
"Well, I'm charmed that you called, child."
"Thank you. Me too." I heard the smile in
her voice, and that was most of what I
needed.
Of course, she'd been with someone else when
I met her, and yes, she'd said she was happy
with him. But I wasn't here to take his
place. I found myself here, with her on my
phone without having actually asked her to
call and after just a single conversation
because I'd seen something in her eyes when
she talked about what her life with him did,
and did not, bring to her...