"I honestly don't know, Riley," Shawn admitted. He wanted to believe that the kid would realize his mistake and beg for her forgiveness, but having been a teenage boy at one time, he was well aware that logic wasn't always their best friend and knew it was entirely possible that the rejection would be too much for Lucas to move past.
He wished he could tell her that everything was going to be okay, but he promised a long time ago that he would never lie to her and he fully intended to keep that promise. "I think maybe you both need a little space to figure things out for yourself."