[ TEXT MESSAGE ] To Kelly @ independenceday

[higherlove]

I need you to tap into your mom skillz and help me out with some advice...

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[independenceday]

What's going on, honey? I'll do the best I can.

[higherlove]

I think I have feelings for someone who probably doesn't want me to have feelings for him. I don't know what to do.

[independenceday]

Can I buy a vowel, Luka? Who is this person, and why wouldn't he want you to have feelings for him? I'm pretty sure there isn't any guy I can think of who wouldn't want that.

[higherlove]

It's Cole. The guy I pulled out of the water. He's real messed up and damaged, he doesn't want to live. He's got no self-worth at all, but he's such a gentle guy.

[independenceday]

Let me just make sure I remember all of this. He's ex-military, PTSD and drug history, but you saved him when he tried to off himself? Hmmm... That's a hard one, babe. Do you think there's a way that it could work out if you two did start a relationship of some sort?

[higherlove]

That's him. He was a Sergeant First Class, so a big deal. He was in some sort of major explosion in the Middle East and he watched his secret lover be blown to bits in front of him. He hasn't been able to cope since. It's not the first time he's tried to kill himself. I just don't know about the relationship. He said he badly hurt his ex and he can't do that to someone again.