"Then, you're a better person than me, able to be comfortable with just being friends with someone you were with for over a year and loved," Sam told her, shaking his head. "I can't do that. I'm sorry but I can't. Not for this situation, not with you. But, I see you and I remember everything about us, Natalie. Everything. I talk to you and I remember everything about us."

The alcohol was making him a little more loose lipped right now. "So, I can't just dial that all back in, put it behind a door so we can be pals. I can't. There was too much."