Stacey nodded slowly.
"Waiting is what hurts the most." She said finally. "You feel numb for so long, until they come along." She turned to face Avalee again, not trying to hide the tears in her eyes. She had cried in front of people enough not to be ashamed about it.
"Trust me, someone will come for you." She nodded again. "I`m not mad at you, even though you probably think I should be. I get it, okay. You love Aiden, just as I still love Nate. There isn`t a way to change that; the only thing that helps is something stronger." She shok her head a loast time and walked back across the clearing to lean against a tree. If Avalee wanted to say something, she would.