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"I thought you were going to stay"

Her husky words drifted across the roo her gaze Emerald eyes sparked with confusion and a need that drove the breath froerous Could he ever truly give her what she wanted from him? Why didn’t she crave more, like he did? Why didn’t she want to run away froton and never look back? And why did she have to tell him she loved hih him "I can’t," he said shortly "I have an early day toet our sleep"

Her face reflected a deep hurt that only inflarandparents want you to coht that would be nice"

"I already said I’d ht"

She blinked Dragged the covers closer to her naked body, like she realized she needed to hide from him "Oh That will be fun Want me to drop by?"

He sa much those words cost her to ask, but he shook his head "You’re not drinking age yet Reotten her into the bar before but didn’t want to go through the hassle this ti about his mother and the shit storet away fro hi her like this?

The voice had hints of his , but he pushed it away He was so tired of thinking all the tiain? To start with a clean slate, alone, with no one to judge or want more from him?

"I’ll tell them we can reschedule," she said He noticed her voice wobbled just a bit

He gave a curt nod "Thanks I’ll see you tout lurched His skin burned The words got stuck in his throat, rising up but dying before they left his ht now He couldn’t handle her need for hih sanity to deal with himself He couldn’t commit his heart to her when tomorroas completely out of his control He’d already lost his mother His family Why set himself up to lose her, too? At least this would be on his terht"

He left her in the bed, skin still warm from his touch, lips still bruised froo back

The roan His body treh him

Had it been easier to see the past from his own viewpoint rather than accept his actions? Over the years, his memories had spun to cast her in the role of betrayer The role of a liar bent on keeping the truth froe or selfishness But er than that

Maybe he was also in the wrong

All those ti her but unable to stop it The more she opened up her heart to him, the faster he ran The easier it was to push her away, not wanting anyto tell him about Becca, he’d announced his intention to leave for New York Yes, he’d asked her to coiven her any indication he wanted her to come?

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