"So what's your idea now?" Camille asked Carlos the next day as she helped him prepare lunch. Mia was in the garden with Lex and the dogs. Carlos shrugged. "You'll see."
At that moment, the doorbell rang. Camille flinched. "Are you expecting a visitor?"
Carlos nodded. "Yes, but don't worry. You don't have to hide. "He went to the front door. Camille heard him greet someone, then footsteps approaching the kitchen. Camille raised her head and was startled.
"No!"
This word didn't come from Camille's mouth, but from her former best friend. Jo Taylor. The two stared at each other for several seconds. Carlos stood a little apart from them and grinned. But his grin collapsed within a second when Jo started yelling, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye?! Do you know how much I was worried about you?! I've tried to contact you so many times, but you've always ignored me!"
"I know." Camille didn't even try to defend herself. Jo was right. She took a deep breath. "Jo … I … I'm sorry. I couldn't keep in touch because I was so scared. After the thing with Logan, I assumed everyone else would hate me. I didn't want to cause you grief. And I know I can never make it up to you."
Jo didn't answer. Camille sighed. "It's okay. I can understand that you hate me." She turned away. But she had only taken a few steps when she heard Jo say, "I don't hate you."
Camille turned around again and saw tears in Jo's eyes.
"I could never hate you. You were my best friend."
Camille also felt tears in her eyes. "And … do you think we could be that again? Best friends? If you can forgive me, of course."
Instead of saying anything, Jo went up to Camille and hugged her. Camille returned the hug and looked for Carlos, who was standing there with a slightly pained expression, shaking his head. "Oh man, I will never understand women ..."
Camille and Jo had to laugh. Then Jo looked at Camille seriously. "But why are you suddenly back? What's happening?"
Camille sighed and told Jo the same story she had already told Carlos and Lex. When she had finished, Jo stared at her in shock. "A ... a daughter?"
Camille nodded. "Would you like to meet her?"
"Yes … Yes, of course!"
Camille smiled and went into the garden with Jo. Mia was sitting in a corner, playing with the dogs.
"Mia, please come over here," Camille called to her. Mia came to them and looked at Jo curiously. Camille beamed. "Mia, that's Jo. She's my best friend."
Jo smiled and knelt down in front of Mia. "Hello, Mia. I'm very happy to meet you."
"Hello," Mia replied, returning the smile and Jo recognized it. She looked at Camille, who nodded and mouthed the words, "I know. His smile."
Jo stayed with them for the rest of the day and after Camille put Mia to bed, they sat with Lex in the living room, drinking wine. Carlos, who was busy with new songs, was in the bedroom.
A pleasant silence had spread, but Camille could no longer stand it. She wanted answers. She turned to Jo, "Jo, maybe you can answer this question because Carlos and Lex couldn't: Is Logan happy?"
Just like Carlos and Lex, Jo hesitated before answering, "He and Peggy are engaged-"
"Damn it!" Camille called annoyed. Why did they all avoid giving her a clear answer?
"I know they're engaged! But that doesn't answer my question. What's wrong with you?"
Jo and Lex exchanged a look, then Jo said, "The truth is we don't know. You have no idea what it was like back then. Logan has almost gone crazy. He was depressed. But one day it was suddenly over."
"Really?" Camille asked puzzled, familiar with Logan's depressing phases. Jo nodded. "We have no details. I think the only one who really knows is Kendall. Well, Logan got back to normal. He went back to work and started living his life again. A few weeks later, he met Peggy again. At first they only talked on the phone, then they met more and more often. And at some point, they became a couple."
"And?" Camille asked when Jo stopped talking.
"Well ... Peggy is nice, but ..." Lex started, looking at Jo.
"She's not you," Jo said.
"What?"
"We really tried to make friends with her, but it never really worked," Jo said.
"But if Logan is happy with her-" Camille started slowly, but Jo shook her head. "We just don't know. We are at least sure that Peggy loves him. But we don't know if Logan has the same feelings for her or how deep those feelings are."
"But if he made a proposal to her, he must love her, right?" Camille said, but Jo shrugged. "We think he's with Peggy so he's not alone anymore."
After that, there was silence again. Camille thought about Jo's words and finally said, "Apart from Logan and Peggy, what about the others? Do they hate me?"
Jo sighed. "Well … we're not sure about James and Lucy. But the real problem is Kendall. You know he's Logan's best friend. He kept telling Logan to forget you."
Camille sighed. "It was clear to me from the start that it wouldn't be easy to come back. But I'm not doing it for myself, but for Mia. I don't want to get between Logan and Peggy. I just want him to meet Mia. But unfortunately I have no idea how to do it."
Jo smiled. "I think I know how we can do it ..."
