NOLAN
To cut a long story short, I had confessed my recent affair to him, much to his surprise. When he last saw Rue and I together, he was completely convinced that we were the epitome of a harmonious couple, with no clouds in sight. He was shocked to learn that I was in love with someone else.
Elvis called as we were driving to our meeting, and our conversation inevitably turned to the subject at hand—this was our first conversation about it. Until that point, all communication had taken the form of text messages and recordings. His carefully measured tone indicated that he was at a loss for words, which was understandable given my own uncertainties about Emily. Unwilling to flatly assert that I should suppress my feelings for Emily—having himself gone through the trials of falling f
