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"How do you feel about Ethan?" Trey asked

She stiffened "What do you mean?"

"Do you love him?"

"He’s my best friend Well, you are too You’re both my best friends"

"We’re also your lovers"

"If I tell you I love him, will you break up with me?"

Trey chuckled softly "Sweetheart, you’re the one who is trying too hard You can love him It’s not like you can help it, and he’s a wonderfulfor you You’ve been through a lot together"

"Do you love hian asked

"I like hi"

"I’m well aware of that"

"Do you think you could love asecret He trusted her with it He wasn’t sure if she’d accept it or understand, but if he expected her to be open and honest about everything then he had to treat her with the same respect "I do love ahim, but he’s out of reach"

"What’s his name?"

His stomach clenched with apprehension For aup soan’s eyes widened "You don’t an stared up at hi "Good one, Trey You had uts to her and she thought he was joking? Nice He rolled off of her and lay beside her on the bed on his back He pressed against his eyelids with a thuer to force all of the hurt and hopelessness back dohere it belonged

Reagan straddled his hips and pulled his hand fro better than to speak, not that he could have around the huge knot in his throat

"He’s rasped at sarcasm It "

"Does he kno you feel about him?"

"No"

"You never told hi have you felt this way about him?"

Forever Trey had always felt like they’d known each other before they’d been born At least spiritually "For over ten years"

"You have to tell hiive up Myrna for me?"

She stroked his hair from his forehead "Is that what you want?"

He bit his lip and shook his head "No I want hiet over him"