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He looks hurt

Why are these words coht now?

"Stop," he warns "I’ I just need you to have a beer withis going good and then she pops back up and we’re right back to square one She doesn’t care about you, but you keep letting her affect you I’ive you nice things, hang out with you, do everything just to see you smile and what does she do for you? What does she do? But she coain You were s for htWhat the hell!"

He looks like I’ve slapped him "You kneas still in love with her ere sleeping together I told you that e first met"

"You toldover it!" he roars back

"No, you weren’t You weren’t"

"This is why I didn’t want anything more with you, Molly," he barks "I told you I wasn’t ready for anything serious, you agreed too You kneas just sex"

His words hit me like a slap to the face

Just Sex

"Thanks so ," I whisper "Just sex I can’t believe you just said that"

"That’s what it was," he growls, frustrated "You knoas Back then, right at the start, that’s what it was"

"You toldfree and tus for you, but at the tiot attached too soon, Molly I never lied to you I told you I couldn’t give you anything right then, that I needed tiht we had soive to you, Roh the trees You’re so wrapped up in thatthat woht in front of you I’ like I’ stop"

He stands, looking so angry

"Leaveinside

"Fine," Iback into et in, the tears burst forward

I know I’ve fucked up

I know it deep down in my chest