Crystal waited for Nathan to reply, but he did not. She could hear him breathing on the other line, but he remained silent.
What the fuck?!?! - thought Crystal. "What do you want?" she demanded for the second time. "I'm tired, and I don't have the energy to put up with your bullshit!"
"Don't marry him," Nathan finally replied.
Crystal: "Why not? We are over. You had your chance, and you blew it!"
Her words struck him like a sharp knife to the heart, and there was another long silence during which all she could hear was his heavy breathing.
Once it became apparent that Nathan would not reply, Crystal said, "I am so happy that I left you. I don't want to go back to the past. In fact, I have forgotten it. From now on, I'm Mrs. Bush. It would be best if you remembered who I am and who you are. I don't mind you calling me your sister-in-law, but that is where our relationship ends."
Nathan: "Did I ever tell you that I love you?"
