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“Please, Lamen,” he said, bourges senching mine, “bot let me in“.
Thesitated, my grip tightening on the door. But then I saw the lock is his eyes – jaw, enterrable, pleading
With a sigh, I stepped onde and let him in.
Alex amped as the vinyway, water diipping from his coat onto the floor, I handed him a towel without a weid, and he trokit, dying kichair and fare as feat heroud “ÎNE WAD want bij on something?” Lasked, unsure what she lost.
the shock bic teal. “i pat need you no listen.”
The Intensity in his voice made my stomach Ep
Tsasd cautiosady umang back down on the couch. “Talk”
He stayed standing, his hand groping the back of a chair as if it were the only thing keeping him steady.
an ‘n do then pettowe.” he said his voice low but filled with emalion.
“Dowhat” Laded, though 1 wam’m sure I wanted to bear the associ
Hind, gesturing vaguely. “Pretending I’m okay. Pretending that I’m not completely falling apart invide.”
“I’m supposed to be happy,” he continued, his voice cracking “I’m supposed to be planting a wirkling, building alte with Sophia.
li Sophia. But all I can think about is you.
The mondi hit me like a tidal wave, and buy a mament, Lcouldn’t breathe.
let me finish,” he said, histone pleading “I’ve been trying hard to push it down, but Lean’t. Every time I nee
He took a step closer, his eyes lacking on mine “I’m in love with you, Lauten. I always have been The semen that followed was deatening
every time I hear your voice, it’s like nothing e
Eshock, amper, and something I couldn’t quite nama,
I opened my mouths to respond, but no words came out. My mind was spinning, my emotions tangled mess of the “You Can’t just say that,” I said finally, my woke trending
“Then why now?” i demanded, standing lutare him. “Why wait until you’re engaged to someone else to tell me this??
“be admitted running a hand the ough his hain. “I was scared Confused. i thought choosing Sephia was the right thing to do, but now.” “Lauled, my voice thing “You want me to drop verything and is with you? To forget the fact that you’ve been singing me along years without even realizing i92-
“’m asking,” he und sparkly.
Le cost, his voice breaking. “Ar
I laughed bonetly, alaking my laad “You don’t get to do that. Toni dar’i get to walk in hete and say all the things I’ve been wat tot es andexpect ma ajut forgive you
“İy ligain out low jodu dia,” he said, his eyes pleading. “Tofigan o sul fame to be ther
( tio bet tæmi fall. “You can’t get indecide that, Alps. You don’t get to decide what I deserve ”
I wanted you tu leave,” I said, my tray despite the tear tearing to spill
He stared at me be a long tiesursa, kas ayes filled with pala,
“Okay, be so fully, his vota e bujnty dlawn a whiqen.
The turned and mailed to the door, passing with ich harden the koadi “For what it’s worth, Fin Toodet, unable to find the words to tripand
And then he was gone, leaving inin along with them alon
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we can talk. Dat Tighi mane
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