" Matt? Why did you really call me?” “Peyton asked the same question.” “What did you tell her?” “I told her there was a special bonding moment when I groped you and you knocked me out...” She laughed almost uncontrollably for a moment. “Really,” he said. “It’s because you felt like a friend. Strange as it might feel to you, I think we somehow became friends. I hope you’re okay with that.” She smiled. “Everyone can use a friend. "
― Robyn Carr , A New Hope (Thunder Point, #8)