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"Meant nothing" He shrugs "I just wanted you to realize you wanted ht forht woht for you…instead of tellingfor me?"

"You’re so closed off You were always in your head I was trying to break through to you"

I look at Sid then Kenton

"Don’t look at me, babe I don’t knohat the fk to say about this shit"

"Sid, you’re a great guy, but you don’t love , the biggest being that Kenton has fought for et too far when I’ve tried running away He’s also never brought wos for him

"Like I said in my last e-mail, I care about you, but not like that I hope you can understand," I tell hi--nor will there ever be anything--between us

"You’re serious?" he asks

I bite h his eyes before he shakes his head then turns to look off into the distance

"I guess this is goodbye then?"

"Yeah," I reply, not understanding the feelings I have inside, why this is so hard Deep down, I wonder ould have happened if he would’ve actually tried to get to know iving hi," I whisper "One day, you’re going to find sohter, his chest expanding on a breath "Have you?"

I know exactly what he’s asking, and tears sting my nose I nod into his chest and step back into Kenton’s embrace

"You hurt her and I’ll kill you," Sid says before turning and heading down the steps

Once he’s in his car and pulling away from the house, I turn to look at Kenton "So what happened in Vegas?" I cross ain "Let’s go sit down"

I follow hi on the opposite side of the couch from him That way, he can’t distract me with his touch

"I reed you’re off-limits," he says softly, andto hear

"So it’s over?" I ask on a whisper I can’t believe that, after all this ti to be resolved

"It is," he says, looking at me from across the couch