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So, I opted for her head instead I kissed her gently on the head and se Rover to start our road trip to Michigan

I threw our bags in the back as Ellery settled in co, I looked over and noticed that she was staring at lanced over, she was still watching rinned

"I was just wondering about Connor Black, that’s all"

I sighed and looked back at the road She wasn’t going to give up until she found out more about ht now She put her headphones on and stared out the passengerI could tell she was irritated with my response I tapped her on the shoulder; she looked at noreto tell me a little bit about Connor Black?" she s to piss hed and tried to think about what I should tell her or better yet, where I should start She turned her head and put in her headphones again I was not about to be ignored by her, especially for the next 10 hours because she’s too damn stubborn to respect my privacy I reached over and yanked out one of her headphones

"Hey, what the hell, Connor?"

"Take those things out you stubborn girl, and I’ll talk," I smiled

She knew she won, and I bet she did it on purpose There was no getting around not telling her so about me or else she would make me suffer I started with the story about my twin brother, Collin and how he died when he was seven years old from a virus that attacked his heart After I was finished explaining the story about Collin, I told her about Cassidy and her son Camden I explained how Camden is autistic, and that he’s the reason my coave me a sympathetic look as she put her hand onit She cared; I could see it in her face and in her eyes Ellery is theand helpful person that I’ve ever known I went on to explain to her aboutme for Black Enterprises when I was thirteen years old I told her all about Harvard, how I took over ht years old, and how I’ve doubled the company’s profits over the past two years It wasn’t hard talking about my personal life to Ellery I didn’t think I would be able to do it as I’ve never discussed anything about my life with anyone She was easy to talk to, and I could tell she was happy with the inforave her That was until she spoke the unspeakable

"What about past relationships?"

I pressed ether and took in a deep breath, I don’t talk about my past relationships; there’s no point, and why revisit the past? I don’t have a girlfriend, nor do I want one" The co about it first She looked away after I said that and then back at me

"Why don’t you? Even if you’ve been hurt before, you just have to pick yourself up and move on

Everyone’s been hurt at least once in their life, some more than others, but you have to make a choice what to do with that pain," she said

"It’s not that simple, Ellery; trust me," I said as I continuously stared at the road ahead of et ?"

I looked at her with a serious look, "No, I never want any of that, and to quote you, nothing lasts forever"

"You really need to stop quoting that, Connor I think you took it the wrong way"

"Regardless of which way I took it, I already told you that I don’t do relationships, and I mean that," I said

She looked out the , "I know"

I couldn’t tell if she was hurt or put off by my comments I don’t knohy she would be hurt, and it’s not like she wants any of that bullshit I’ll admit, maybe it isn’t all bullshit, but it scaresone headphone in my ear then asked me if I liked hers We had different taste in , because every ti and asked if I liked it, she s about four hours, and I needed to stop for gas I pulled off the highway and stopped at the first gas station that I saw Ellery had fallen asleep about 30 e Rover

"What’s going on? What are we doing?" she asked sleepily

"I’ to eat," I replied

I got out and walked over to the gas pu her back and legs She walked over to where I was standing and kissed my cheek

"What was that for?" I asked

"It’s just a thank you for telling me about your faoing inside the store to pick up a couple of things I finished pu in the candy isle, looking over the vast arossed in the chocolate that sat before her eyes; she didn’t noticeto fill your body with this junk?" I asked

She quickly turned around as she stuht?" I asked as I held her close to ht-headed," she replied as she held her head

I continued to hold her until she felt better "I knee should have waited an extra day to leave