When former Vice President Kamala Harris lost in decisive fashion to President Donald Trump last year, there was one formerly prominent Democrat she could commiserate with -- failed 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Thus, it is no surprise that a recent report revealed that Clinton is among the few people Harris reached out to for advice after she was defeated by Trump in November, according to the Daily Caller.

That news comes as speculation grows about what Harris plans to do next as she finds herself without an elected office and outside of public service for the first time in decades.

Reached out to Clinton for advice after loss to Trump

New York Magazine's Intelligencer published a lengthy article this week detailing what former VP Harris has gone through in the couple of months that have passed since she lost to President Trump and the handful of options she is considering for her future over the next couple of years.

After the election was over, Harris and her husband disappeared to Hawaii for a quiet week of consolement and contemplation, after which she began to reach out for guidance from her inner circle and remaining trusted allies, which reportedly include Hillary Clinton.

Harris and Clinton first became friends in 2017, when the former sought out the latter for advice on being a senator, and the pair are said to have grown closer over the years while Harris served as the VP, which perhaps explains why Clinton was among the first to endorse Harris as the Democratic nominee when former President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

Their bond is even more unique now, given how they both fell short in concerted efforts to prevent Trump from attaining the White House.

That is probably why, per the outlet, Harris and Clinton have spoken by phone on multiple occasions since the election, and Harris even reportedly snuck out of the vice president's residence to visit privately with Clinton, who lives just a few blocks away, after Clinton was bestowed with a Presidential Medal of Freedom by Biden before he left office.

Harris considering options for the future

The big question surrounding Harris, according to the Intelligencer, is what the 60-year-old California politician should do with the rest of her life.

One option would be to run for the presidency again in 2028, but a lot can change politically in four years and there is no guarantee that Democratic donors and voters will choose her as the nominee over several other Democratic governors and members of Congress who will undoubtedly vie for their party's nomination.

A second option would be to run to be California's governor in 2026, and though she'd likely be a frontrunner, she'd have to leapfrog other career politicians aiming for the top spot in the Golden State, nor is it clear that Harris would be up to the task of managing the massive state and all of its many problems.

The third option for Harris would be to simply retire from politics altogether, perhaps while delivering paid speeches or holding lucrative board positions, or simply disappearing from public view.

Book deal likely imminent

Regardless of what Harris decides to do, NBC News reported this month that she is likely in line to receive what could be one of the biggest book deals for a former vice president in history, though it is unclear what, exactly, that book would be about.

She could write the typical book that most politicians do before mounting a campaign, but such a tome would likely say little of importance and probably not sell very well, or she could write a damning tell-all about her time in the Biden White House and gain best-seller status and lots of attention but also likely foreclose any future opportunities to hold other political offices.