Just stay away for a while, let any wounds heal, and then go about the business of being friends, if that's the way you feel.
I have made the mistake of trying to jump straight from a relationship to being "just friends" and it just didn't work (too painfull and awkward for the both of us). I had to back off and we had to learn to live apart from each other. Now, almost a year later, we are just starting to do the whole friend thing again.
Besides, if you stay away for a while, she might realize how much she really misses you. Especially after her relationship with this new guy cools down a bit.
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