Rihanna is talking to Chris?

We're all for forgiveness, but we never forget. And neither should you, Rihanna.

Sources are reporting that RiRi has been in contact with her ex-assaulter boyfriend, Chris Brown.

For some reason we don't understand, Rihanna has been allegedly talking to Chris over the phone ever since the BET Awards. His "emotional" performance supposedly prompted her to reach out to him. Sources say that she is hoping that they can be friends again and, as you can imagine, Chris is all for it. The source explains:

"Chris told her that he felt like he's grown up in the past year. He's said he's so happy to be back in touch with her. They were each other's first love and he's missed her so much. Rihanna knows that if she wanted him back, he'd be there in a second."

You mean, for the sake of publicity and restoring his image, if she were to publicly forgive him, then he'd be there in a second! Pitiful!

What's worse is this remorseful act is working well enough that Rihanna is hoping to see him face-to-face. Problem with that is, under the terms of Chris' probation, he must stay at least 100 yards away from her for five years.

ha.