I'd been officially set on the 500 calorie diet. I don't know how they split 500 calories into three meals, but they did it. To be frank, it was the nastiest stuff I'd ever tasted. However, it did improve Wildfire's times, and that's all that mattered.

"Kris, you just cut four seconds off his best time," David informed me. I smiled happily, giving him a hug. He smiled back, his eyes shining in the summer light.

"So what do you want to do tonight?" he asked. I stood there in shock for a second.

"What do you mean?" I inquired.

"Well, we're together now, aren't we?" he informed me of my new relationship.

"Matt and I just broke up a few days ago, and nobody but you knows, I can't start going out with you. Not yet, I'm not ready." I insisted.

"When will you be ready, Kris? I'm afraid that if I let you go now, you'll never come back to me." he said.

"David, you know last night didn't mean anything. I was upset and alone and probably would've made out with just about any guy who'd managed to come through my door." I replied.

"Not Junior." My heart stopped. I willed it back to life, taking deep breaths.

"He's different."

"How?" David pursued. I stopped to think for a second, my mind aching. I put my cold hands to my temples and rubbed as hard as I could. The pressure didn't comfort me. "How?" he asked me again. I knew what he wanted me to answer. I knew exactly what he wanted me to say, but I decided to just avoid saying exactly what it was he wanted to hear.

"Because he's my friend," I replied. David didn't love the answer, but he was satisfied.

"So what's the point in us not being together?" he asked, taking my hand. I pulled away.

"That I'm not ready for another relationship," I answered. He sighed.

"You'd be ready for one with him, wouldn't you?" he questioned. I stood in silence. "I can't get you no matter what I do, can I?" I looked into his eyes and for a few seconds thought I could be happy with him, but I knew that it wasn't the right time. Not now. I wasn't sure if I was over Junior and it'd be a mistake to get in a relationship when the water wasn't clear.

"I really wish that I could like you, David, and I somewhat do. It's just that-"

"That he means more to you." he finished for me.

"Yeah," I replied.

"But remember what I said," he reminded me. "You'd be a horrible person to ruin their happiness."

"I know," I told him. "I know."