She shakes her head and lifts her free hand to brush away whatever tears she can't quite sniff away, getting a hold of herself as best she can.
"Not your fault," she says. And that's true. It was all Maria's decision; Michael just respected it, like he did all her decisions.
"But even if that is the case. That you and Alex aren't... going to be a thing like that anymore. And that Alex is as okay as you are with this. Even if that's all worked itself out, what I feel--"
She tries to think of the best way to word this that's not going to hurt. She's not trying to hurt him, just talk about the truth. What she needs, if he wants to pursue her. And, perhaps conceitedly, she thinks he will. He always has.
"You're not who I have memories of. You're not who I spent those months with. You're the same Michael at your core, I know that, but it's like I've left someone behind and started over."
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"Not your fault," she says. And that's true. It was all Maria's decision; Michael just respected it, like he did all her decisions.
"But even if that is the case. That you and Alex aren't... going to be a thing like that anymore. And that Alex is as okay as you are with this. Even if that's all worked itself out, what I feel--"
She tries to think of the best way to word this that's not going to hurt. She's not trying to hurt him, just talk about the truth. What she needs, if he wants to pursue her. And, perhaps conceitedly, she thinks he will. He always has.
"You're not who I have memories of. You're not who I spent those months with. You're the same Michael at your core, I know that, but it's like I've left someone behind and started over."