You had known Jesse Abrams for as long as you could remember. You were deep in his inner circle of friends and were practically attached at the hip to him. Then the divorce process with Celeste began. They had been casual about it, but after a while things began to get messy, and when that happened, it didn't take long for you to never hear from Jesse again.

He had ghosted you completely.

Nearly two years had passed since everything was thrown to the wayside. You didn't know what was going on in his life anymore, and you tried not to care. But then one day, out of the blue, Jesse called you.

When you picked up the call, Jesse instantly started talking. "Hey." Jesse's connection wasn't the greatest. "It's been a while."