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"No I stick to private rooainst him "I want to leave"

He holds me steadily "You o when I wanted to"

He slides his hand aroundmy mouth to his "And you said you wouldn’t run"

"I just…I need out of this place, Chris I need out of here now"

He steps back from me abruptly, and pain radiates off of hi hiht love him, but I can’t compute the man I’ve come to know and the man who is a part of this place

"Please take me to my car"

I watch him, his expression steel, his eyes still icy, and I feel hi I a inside and out He hits the reround, then motions to the door He doesn’t touch me and the walk down the hall is eternal I don’t look at theto see the ain, and the silence stretches thick and heavy between us I ahts I’m in a haze when Chris pulls his car behind"Coive me a chance to explain, Sara"

My chest has never hurt like it hurts now "I can’t be what you need"

He turns to me, and he starts to touch me, but he hesitates and lets his hands drop "You are what I need You htens my throat and a burn starts in the back of my eyes I study him, search his face "Can you truthfully tell ain?"

"This is new toof choice My way of feeling nothing But I do feel now I feel with you and for you What it did forI want to hear and yet not enough "But you can’t know you will never need that…place again"

"Whatever I need you can give me"

I shake rabs h me and I feel a sudden need to touch him, to feel him close It overwhelms me, confuses me