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"There’s no reason to share this hu to make this any better for me In fact, it willMy fist tightened

"You need to tell him you want your job back"

"I won’t do that"

My face flushed and I pounded my fist on the bed between us "Jordan! Could you be any du to end my internship in teeks anyway It was so not worth it!"

He scowled, his eyes narrowing "I really hate it when you say that Because it’s not true"

In exasperation, I set the laptop aside and stood I needed a er and…and…this stew of e inside my chest made it hard to breathe I was alht my arm and closed the door He pulled me around to face him

"Why is it so hard for you to see?" he asked in a voice steeped with e frohtened I couldn’t talk so I shookhis hands on both ofht I’d have more tears to shed than I already had?

"Go away," I whispered "I’ve already decided that I need to hate you"

"Really?" he said in an equally quiet voice His thumb smoothed over my cheek, and he moved so close I could feel the tendrils of his warhtened and those daht now You need to go"

Slowly, his hands dropped away from my face, but he didn’twith the loss of him I didn’t want to openinto mine It hurt too much But I didn’t want hi, and then I’ll go away if you really wantbut nodded my silent permission

"It really pisses me off when you say that you aren’t worth it You say that over and over, and I honestly think you believe it"