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"Yes, please leave I think you’ve done enough da all soft and buttery, ignoring Rachel

"No You’ve had months to come to terms hat you’ve done, what you set me up for--us up for I’ve had all of four hours You owe ivefor a weakness "Okay," he finally said "But I love you I’ you up"

Rachel snorted "What do you know about love, Wilder?"

"What you taughtin a deep breath "Why do you even think you’re here?"

"What? Studying abroad?" Realization dawned, her eyes growing huge and her hand covering her mouth "You didn’t"

"I did Because you two deserve the chance you never got He doesn’t know you’re here--I’m not suicidal--so it’s up to you when you tell him If you tell him" He looked at me, his heart in his eyes "Firecracker?"

"Go study," I whispered "We have finals the day after tomorrow, and you tied our fates, remember?"

"Can you forgive ht now, it’ll be no I need soive you that But I need you to believe that I love you If you trust nothing else, trust that"

"This guy I know toldIt’s what you show the world that ave in "I’ll see you in class" As he passed Rachel, who looked ready to fly at him with claws bared, he said, "I know you’re pissed But we’re at sea for the next five days, so you can’t exactly get off the boat anyway Take your time and think Don’t run I just ask that you think of everything Leah has done for you, and for once, think of someone else, too…and if you choose to leave, please don’t take her with you Don’t take her chance the way I stupidly took yours"

Paxton dodged the luggage cart that arrived at the saht the cart in, Rachel pulled me into the first open bedroom--it happened to be mine

"What happened?" she asked, her voice nearly a squeak "I leave you alone for three raade video popped up that showed you, and I just about peed et to you"

I burst into tears "I fell for hiet to you Oh God, Rach I’h, pulling er than this ocean, Leah It’s not stupidity, it’s love"

"I hate love," I said, hiccupping

"Yeah It sucks, and I know reed "Well, since I’m too damn late to save you from yourself, what do you want to do?"