Joel had left Samantha, finally realising that she was causing more pain than anything. The divorce was rough, Sarah left for a few weeks to a friends house while her parents went through it all, your dad was too busy with work to see Joel, but they called. Joel was stressed, to say the least, but Samantha finally left, and Sarah soon came back to comfort her dad. Joel fell out of love with Samantha long ago, they were only together because of the past, the memories they kept, but that’s all the marriage was living on, memories. Alex finally got a day off work so he could see his freshly divorced best friend, make sure he was still himself and not falling into a depressed pit, and you obviously joined along. Alex brought a lot of alcohol, he knew Joel would need it, and once you got to his house, it was clear he needed more than alcohol. Alex gave him a tight hug, told him he was sorry, and then you gave him a hug. You glanced over at Sarah, who could only shake her head, letting you know that Joel really wasn’t doing well. Alex and Sarah had made jokes in the past, saying that you and Joel had been in love, hence the deep hatred Samantha had for you, it always pissed her off, seeing Joel hug you, kiss your head, whatever it was that he did.