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"Emy"

"And you didn’t even remember me" My voice breaks on a sob "You didn’t remember Oh God"

"Kid"

"And that hurt, Rai," I cry angrily "It fucking hurt"

"Emalie"

"And now you love another woman, and it hurts, so badly It’s not your fault, I know that"

"Look at me," he deasp at what I see He’s got red eyes and there’s a tear running down his cheek Oh God, he’s hurting He’sbroken "You have no idea what leaving you did to me"

"Then why did you do it?" I sob brokenly

"Because I was protecting you, and then I got into ot sold After that, my mind was a mess"

I hiccup loudly and wrap ht about on that slave farm was you Every second of every day, I prayed I had done all I could to protect you"

"Rainer," I cry, my voice shaky

More tears run down his cheeks "I loved you You had to know that"

I press a hand to my heart "You left me"

"I saved you"

"Rainer"

He steps closer "I’ sorry"

"I just--I don’t knohere to go froe the fact that you love her"

"No, Es"

I start shaking "Don’t coive me false hope"

"I love Pippa, I do, but Emaliefuckyour na to see where this goes "

"Rainer, please Don’t letthat’s dead"

He steps forward, catchingdead"

"You were just fucking me"

"It’s not dead, Emalie"

"You didn’t even kiss me"

"It’s not dead"

He doesn’t let me respond any me It’s an explosive, wild kiss It starts off slow and desperate, then it becoers into his hair and tugging desperately, crying out his naroans and spins ainst the wall

He never stops kissing ainst my lips "I can’t believe you’re here"

"This is a dreaainst him "It has to be"

"If I could explain my life and how it has been, you’d understand what thisa piece of the man I lost back makes me feel like there’s hope"