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"Maybe I haven't."
"Oh get a life! And grow up while you're at it. You're not the football hero anymore."
"There you go. That's what I want to hear. Unload with both barrels."
"Did you come here to fight,Neely ?"
"No. I came to say I'm sorry."
"You've said it. Now why don't you leave?"
He bit his tongue and let a few seconds pass. Then, "Why do you want me to leave?"
"Because I don't like you,Neely ."
"You shouldn't."
"It took ten years to get you out of my system. When I fell in love with Jack, I was finally able to forget you. I hoped I would never see you again."
"Do you ever think about me?"
"No."
"Never?"
"Maybe once a year, in a weak moment.Jack was watching a football game once. The quarterback got hurt and left the game on a stretcher. I thought of you then."
"A pleasant thought."
"Not unpleasant."
"I think of you all the time."