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"Ahh, still so beautiful when you’re mad" He cupped her chin and s the sed mascara from her face, he stepped back and crossed his arher arm out to the side, she stepped forward, her chin jutted up "What do you want froize You knew damn well I didn’t marry him, but yet you didn’t take ht now!"

"I aoddammit!" He stepped closer, curled his ar into her watery, green eyes, he resisted the urge to kiss her again "You killedher hair away fro into her ear, he yanked the suitcase from her hand, his voice a heated whisper "I didn’t know you never went through with it I chucked ht I ca housekeeper left for le one of them away" He whipped around and headed for the car

"Gavin, wait!" she called out He ca toward him, Emily sed nervously, her head more confused than when she’d first showed up "What are you trying to say toa cautious step forward "Say it if you have to, Gavin, but I need to know What are we doing?"

Gavin turned around and raked his hand through his hair "I don’t knoe’re doing, Ehway He shook his head again, then brought his attention back to her "I don’t knohat I want right now"

"I’ve broken us," she whispered, slowly bringing her hand up to her cheek as she stared at the ground Trying to catch the breath that’d been stolen from her, she lifted her head Her eyes locked on Gavin’s "I have I’ve broken us"

Gavin cupped the back of his neck and stared at her a long ainst what his heart wanted "Yeah I think you have," he answered softly He pulled in a deep breath and turned around "Co you back to your hotel"

Ehtheaded Felt the blood drain froot there he could reject her, but no amount of mental preparation could’ve prepared her for the loneliness slah her In a daze, she made her way back to the car and settled into the seat Barely able to make sense of her emotions, Emily couldn’t look at Gavin when he slipped in and started the engine She rested her head against the seat and blankly stared out theWith everything in her, she tried to contain herself fro out into hysterics as Gavin eased the car back onto the highway

"How do I know you’re not going to go back to hih the silence "And what makes you think I can trust you won’t?"

Emily snapped her head in his direction, her lips parted as she gazed into his eyes They held so much pain, and it was then she realized how badly she’d hurt hi her fingertips along the dark stubble on his jaw She felt hi her heart She dropped her hand into her lap and looked down "I’ hi away a tear that’d trickled down her face

"You say that now" He dragged his attention froht it back to the road "You love et back to New York? What happens when you see hiain?"

She cupped her hand over her mouth, and a sob crawled up her throat as she stared at hi me the chance to prove it to you, Gavin I don’t"