---- undergo plastic surgery. But deep down, she never accepted him. "She did everything for me. Crossed lines she shouldn't have. And I let her. I even betrayed her. So when it comes down to it, everything evil started because of me. Mindy, I'm sorry. I was wrong. But I love you-I really, really love you. Can you forgive me?" A breeze passed. Tears slipped down the corners of my eyes. For myself. And for Grayson. But I couldn't give Charles the answer he was hoping for. He had hurt me. And I had used him. In the end, maybe we were even. "Mindy?" His voice came through the receiver ---- again, tugging me back from thought. I didn't respond. I quietly hung up. Across the street, the tall, handsome man smiled at me. The sun was warm. The breeze was light. Maybe it was time to try a different path forward.