20- He likes her, she likes him. Why?

Jared's POV

Two years had passed, and my marriage was still the same as it was before. I never dreamed of having a marriage like this. I admire how my parents were when my dad was still alive. Ingrid and I saw how much they loved each other, and I don't know why mom didn't allow me to have that.

After I broke up with Stacey and talked the last time in the hospital, I avoided her so I wouldn't be able to cheat, because even if I didn't love Colleen, I still valued our marriage. I don't like a broken family.

Even if it was like that, we were able to meet under different circumstances. Like when she told me that Colleen had texted her, telling her to stay away from me. The first time she told me that, I confronted Colleen, and she denied it. I was mad at her because, aside from telling me that she didn't do it, she never explained anymore. How can I actually believe her when she doesn't even say anything that will make me think?

At some point, I was together with Colleen for two years, an