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"Your British accent is horrible"

"There’s no need to insult odsake You’re supposed to babyto your will since day one"

"As if" She rolls her eyes, then closes them and moans softly

"Do you need more medicine?"

"Nah" She smiles, but her eyes are still closed "I’o home?"

"Anytime, I think," she replies softly

"Sweetheart, I need you to stay awake for a minute, okay?"

"Okay" But she doesn’t open her eyes

I lean in and kiss her forehead, her cheek, her lips "Wake up, baby"

"Okay," she repeats and forces her eyes open "There you are"

"Here I am" I s and look at her perfect lips, then into her a eyes Why have I been such a stubborn ass? Why couldn’t I admit before how much I love her? God, I alood I just dreaain and kiss her cheek "I did I love you so ht lose you…it was agony, Sarah I didn’t want anotheryou that I love you because I realize how short life can be, and we shouldn’t waste it"

"This is a very serious conversation for someone on hard narcotics," she says, but she cups my face in her hands and looks deeply into my eyes "But I love you too, handsome I love you so much that it hurts, and let me tell you, that’s a lot"

"It sounds like a lot," I reply and lean ain"

"Scared ht of Hailey and you and Becca, and I knew that I couldn’t leave you guys like this I couldn’t do that to you And I just found you"

"You’re stuck with me, baby"

"Good I love you, too Both of you"

"Both of us?"

"There are two of you right now" She giggles softly "And I think I’ to pass out"

"Go ahead I have you, sweetheart I’ anywhere"

Chapter Ten