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His eyes squinted shut, his jawover and over "Tash, it’s complicated You make this complicated forhis te not to show my hurt "Then help me understand! It’s not complicated Tudor, or at least it shouldn’t be If you want someone and they want you back its siin’ world I’ve had enough of co but"

He expelled a venoh "You mean like him?"

"What? Who?" I answered confused

"That hippy, pansy-looking guy out there? The one as practically drooling all over you!"

"Gage?" I questioned,to an alht

"Oh, Gage is it?" he said sarcastically "Did you agree to go out with him? I heard hi me all this time?

I tilted my chin up in defiance "So what if I did?"

He sucked in a sharp breath, eyes wild, hitting a clenched fist against the wall repeatedly a few feet above ritted teeth, shaking his head as he looht I can and I am What’s it to you anyway? You don’t wantyou now, against this wall, just to have you regret it because I’ainst his chest It didn’t even make him flinch

He let out a humourless snort "‘What’s it toforbid it! Tash, you can’t do this to ht of you with him!"

That hit a nerve "Do this to you? You won’t allow it? You forbid it! What the hell are you going on about Tudor? You are an absolute mind-fuck You can’t have me, you don’t want me, but nor can any other man? Do you see how royally screwed-up that is? You’re sounding insane!"

He moved closer, an inch fro with the ue "I can’t watch you be like that with other men"

"Be like what?" I asked, in total shock at his ad them… you only do that for me, you’re only ainst the wall, my head in my hands "Tudor, I can’t take this! What do you want froh it’s against what you want, then you reject uy who doesn’t bloody hide his interest towards enuinely interested innor? Please, letharshly and not , for what see us to touch and sending an electric current shooting through ht," he whispered, resigned

He backed away and leaned against the opposite wall I felt exposed and empty by the loss of his physical proxiet I said anything Forget tonight, it was aarms over his chest and looked down at the floor

For a moment,Like a child who had just been told that Santa wasn’t real – completely shattered

I went to an backing up towards the eency exit, hands out in surrender

I clenchedtothis? Did youmistake?"

He stood completely still and lifted his head to the side, not quite looking back "Go on your date, Tash, enjoy yourself Forget about ood life with a noret that with me"

He walked away from me once more and this time, I was sure, completely out of my life