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Hisopen aot the closure we needed You don’t walk away fro a o, Josh"

"But I saw you in his arms" His brow furrowed, and I desperately wanted to sers

"You saw ood-bye, yes I tried to catch you and explain, but you were gone, and then you wouldn’t takethe chains of the swing squeak

"You’re not with Riley?"

What was he, a parrot? "No"

"Why not?"

I bithim in, all the way in Just a feords, that would be all it took for him to knohat he meant to me But those feords openedto protect myself from

He reached over the distance that separated us and stroked his fingers down my cheek "December, why not?"

I savored the sound of my name from his mouth

"Please, tell me?"

His plea broke me "Because he’s not you" The confession slipped past h burst from his lips a second before he claiue swept insidekiss With what sanity I had left, I pulled away "Why aren’t you upstairs with Barbie? She’s a pretty little package"

He rested his forehead againstI want is wrapped up in you, E about etting into"

"You I’ into you, Deceainst ive me a chance"

Chances meant vulnerability, and I knew I couldn’t survive another loss, especially if it was from Josh But my other option was not to have hiive this a chance"

Chapter Eighteen

Three knocks sounded on the door Josh was right on time