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smile. “I know. Thanks, Rebecca. You’re one of a kind.”
    I watched as he closed his door. Instead of beating on his door like I wanted to, I turned and walked down the stairs. There were so many things I wanted to say to him, but now wasn’t the time. I wasn’t sure if there would ever be a right time to talk to Alec about what had happened between the two of us.

    I felt like I was trapped somewhere between pathetic and obsessive. Alec was constantly on my mind. No matter where I was or what I was doing, I would catch myself thinking about him. I knew I was being ridiculous. Despite that, I couldn’t bring myself to stop.
    I’d seen him about a dozen times since he’d told me about his father’s death, but it had only been in passing. Half those times had been while he was either bringing a woman to his apartment or kicking one out. That alone should have cleared my head and made me realize just how screwed-up my infatuation with him was, but it didn’t.
    “For God’s sake, Rebecca! Are you even listening to me?” Arie glared at me from her side of my couch.
    “I’m sorry. What were you saying?” I asked, forcing my thoughts away from Alec.
    “This is getting ridiculous, Rebecca. Either go fuck the dude’s brains out, or move on. I’ve never seen you like this, and I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t freak me out.”
    I swallowed. “I’m sorry, Arie. I really am. I can’t help it. No matter how hard I try to force myself to forget about him, I can’t.”
    I’d already told her everything. Her mouth had literally fallen open when I told her how he’d shown up in my bedroom to apologize. After his scene at the bar, she’d never expected him to try and make things right. She’d also been shocked over what I’d done with him because it was so out of character for me.
    “I wish I never had told you to go after him. If I had known how things would turn out, I would have forced you to stay away from him,” she said, not bothering to hide the irritation in her tone.
    “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do!” I cried. “He wants nothing to do with me, Arie. He barely says hi when we pass each other in the hall. Whatever was going on between us is gone now.”
    She shook her head. “He’s avoiding you for a reason. You need to find out why. If not, you’re going to drive yourself mad.”
    “What do you expect me to do? Beat on his door and demand to know what happened to make him change?”
    “That’s exactly what I expect you to do! Grow a pair, and figure out what the hell is going on. Then, move the fuck on.”
    “You make it sound so simple,” I muttered.
    “Because it is. Look,” she said, softening her tone, “I know I’m being a hard-ass, but I’m only watching out for you. You obviously care about this douche, so you need to find out what is going on with him. If he’s as much of an asshole as he claims to be, he would have fucked you senseless at least three times by now. You told me that he has women over all the time, right?”
    I all but growled, “Yeah.”
    “Well, maybe he’s using them to distract himself from you. Did you ever think of that?”
    I laughed humorlessly. “Yeah, because I’m such an important part of his life. The man avoids me like the plague. If I tried to talk to him, the only thing that would come of it is that I’d die of embarrassment when he kicked me out of his apartment.”
    She shook her head. “You’re hopeless. I’m tired of talking to myself, so I’m going home. Figure out what the hell you’re going to do.”
    I watched as she stood, grabbed her coat, and walked to the door.
    I sat on my couch and stared at the wall for a long time after she left. I kept imagining myself walking over to Alec’s apartment to talk, only to find him with another woman. If he weren’t with someone, then he would probably slam the door in my face when he realized what I wanted.
    I was so tired of living in limbo like this. I wasn’t the kind