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"That’s a good question"

"I’d hated Søren for a long tiotten to know him, and I know you’re safe with hi?"

"I think half ofin love with you ca isI think S&M is weird I don’t get it and I never will I don’t knohy the hell I would ever want to tie up a wo to touch me if her hands are tied up?"

"That’s a fair question"

"And I don’t want to share the wouy I don’t I want to love her completely and I want her to love me completely"

"I don’t blame you Lot of people feel that way"

"And I want kids"

"There’s nothing wrong with that"

"And I’d like to sleep with a wo uys she’s been with so I’ up I think I deserve that"

"All that and more"

"My point isI don’t understand your world, and I never will But you’re happy there You’re safe And the more I think about it the ether forever I do love you and you’re my best friend but--"

"Wes" Nora took a step back Then another She stared at Wesley ide eyes "You’re du me, aren’t you?"

"It’s not that" Wes put his hand on his chest

He seemed to lose the ability to speak for alike a rock, and she couldn’t seem to s it

"I love you," he whispered "You have no idea how h to know you’ll be happier with hi you and knowing the whole ti somewhere else I was" He stopped and raised his hand and closed his eyes "I was going to pay every penny I had to get you back Every penny , borrow or steal And hehe went to pay with his life"

Nora couldn’t speak at all She could do nothing but wrap her arht to her, hold him one more time

"I know you love him," he whispered into her hair, "and you alill"

"I know I love youand I alill"

"I love you, too You crazy, weird, oht thing You’re absolutely right"

"He’ll be good to you"

"He always has been"

"And you’re safe with hiet that now"

Nora pulled Wesley even closer It hurt her bruised body to cling to him so hard but she had to She had no choice, and by now, she was used to this kind of pain

"You’re going to find the ainst his heart "A girl who adores you and loves you and sees all the good I see in you And she’ll be as vanilla as the day is long"

"God, I hope so"