Lost on the Way

They were friends—just friends. Now they're something else entirely...

Jason

When I think back, on almost any given day, I see Maggie.

In college, she was my best friend's girlfriend. But, as they say, time changes things. I suppose the funeral was the turning point, when we began depending on each other. Adam asked me to watch out for her, and I did. When bad news hit, she got me through rough days. Our friendship got us through.

If luck fell on my side, I'd make her mine in every way. But, she deserves so much more from life than my prognosis.

A decade of history binds us. One drunken night and we're fighting. Christ, she's telling me to go see a therapist. If I can't figure out how to go back to the way things were, I'll lose the most important relationship of my life. The only one that truly matters.

Maggie

Last night, we shared tequila. I found...