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I heard hih dejectedly on the other end of the phone before he answered "Yes, Max and I caht you may need the support"
If I didn’t already love him so incredibly much, I would’ve fallen head over heels for him in that moment He had co that I was most likely an emotional mess overhappened Mase checked himself out of the hospital yesterday I et settled I slept on the couch… I proh one back into the bedroom, and I was thankful for the privacy
We both sat there on the phone quietly for what seemed like forever I didn’t knohat else to say; I needed so badly for hih, I didn’t want to lose hi
Finally, his voice broke the silence, "Okay, I believe you As hard as it is for ht was lifted off my chest with his words, and I needed to see him immediately "Where are you at?" I asked
"We are at some hotel by the airport… I’ht, we just stopped at the first placeWhere are you?"
"We are at the Bentley Hotel"
Even Ash couldn’t help but laugh at the irony of the na, I replied, "Yeah, pretty awesoonna assume that Rat is fine since he is out of the hospital, so Max and I are coet you, Butterfly We’ll be there in just a bit, wait for us in the lobby, okay?"
Even though it gutted me to leave Mason so soon, I needed to reassure Ash that he ho I was in love with and wanted to be with; there was no way I was arguing with hiht- Mase was fine; he had people there to take care of hiot back ho relationships I still had I knocked on the bedrooreeted el I heard," heas seeing hi half dead in the hospital bed, coht my hand to his cheek and my thumb caressed back and forth over his sainst ain, tears streamed down my face as my heart broke for him… for me… for the us that could’ve been
He opened his eyes and leaned forward until his forehead was pressed against o, Angel We can make this work, I knoe can"
His co words, the look of determination of his face, and the feel of his breath on ht… al "Mase, so much has happened between us We can’t just pretend that it hasn’t We can never get back to where ere"
"We can be better than ere, Scarlett Please just give me a chance"
I brushed away the wetness froer over his lips as he was about to say so else "I can’t Mase I love you, but I just can’t Please understand"
Afraid that if he said anything else, I would break down and tell hiive us a chance, I turned on , and walked into the hotel hallway Just before the door closed behind el"
ILeaning against the wall, I let it all out, and I stayed there until I had no more tears left to cry I then slipped into the bathrooetting rid of the puffy red eyes that stared back at me in the aindownstairs
Thirtyat et there As soon as I saw his long blonde hair co towards hian kissinghihtly, I knew he felt the sa back in his ar us our space, he had a huge s him silently for his support Despite the numerous bumps and detours of the previous year and a half, I felt that I had finally found the path I was supposed to be on to find my happiness
CHAPTER FOUR