Lucas believed reunion was possible.

He picked her up at the airport immediately after our divorce meeting.

Within days, he told her he was leaving his marriage.

Alyssa apparently reacted with horror.

One email:

Lucas, I did not come home for this. Whatever we were at seventeen is not a reason to destroy a six-year marriage.

Another:

I care about you, but I am not in love with you and have not been for years.