"Yeah," Eric answered, reluctantly taking the necklace. "I hope we can." And maybe this was for the best, maybe he was just an idiot who just threw away what could have been great. Right now he didn't know which one, but he did hope they could be friends again.
Right now he wished he'd stayed in bed, but that was too late, and all he could do right now was go home, take a quick shower, and go to work.