Page 255 of Saving Forever with the Hockey Captain

The FaceTime request appears just as I'm finishing my notes for the day.

Keisha

I answer with a tired smile. "Hi."

She studies me for exactly two seconds. "Nope."

I blink.

"Nope what?"

"Nope, I'm not doing the polite version tonight."

Despite myself, I laugh. "I didn't realize there were versions."

"There are."

She points toward the camera. "And you've officially earned the honest one."

I lean back against the couch. "Should I be worried?"

"Probably."

For a moment neither of us speaks.

Then she asks quietly,

"Did Jamie ask you to leave?"

"No."

"Did he stop loving you?"

"I don't know."

"That's not what I asked."

I look away.

She waits.

"You know what I mean."

"I do."

Her voice softens.

"So, answer the question."

The apartment suddenly feels much too quiet.

Finally...

"No."

"Did he ever make you feel like you weren't enough?"

"Never."