This time he said…

I got another text from Max last night. He was half asleep and horny. =/

He called me this morning.

The familiarity of his voice reminded me of the first sip of hot cocoa; warm and comforting.

We talked about social media because his daughter found me on IG and "liked" all my pictures, but she didn’t follow me. I wasn’t sure if she wasn’t allowed to follow me or was unsure how he would feel or something.

I asked him what he told her about us. He said, "I was very honest. I told her it was all my fault. I told her that you wanted more, and that I have issues. I’ve never been negative about you. She misses you very much. You know, for some reason you and her were very tuned in to each other. Her mother is a great mother, but she’s not in tuned to her world like you are. I would love for you to still be a part of her life. You’re a good role-model for her." 

He also apologized for the messages he sent last night. He said he woke up feeling like an idiot.

Shortly after we hung up, I get a message from his daughter on IG asking for my #. I give it to her and she calls me on FaceTime. I was so happy to see her. She’s 11 years old. We talked about girly things… hair, clothes, boys, soccer, etc. She made honor roll. I told her I was so very proud of her. We talked about her summer, her braces, the family, and the dogs. It was really nice. She had to go because Max was on his way to pick her up for soccer practice.

The weird thing about all of this is that I felt sooo good to hear from them… the way you feel about an old friend. I didn’t feel a sense of longing – like I wanted to get back together with Max. I know I missed him as anyone would miss their best friend.

But that is all it is.