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"Yes"

"That and ades for thirty months as a teaoing"

"You’ve been his paycheck"

"Yes, and his is a great deal bigger than the others’ That was the deal when he gave you up"

My heart shattered, the pieces sharp enough to cut through my soul I shook my head and backed up, but Landon followed How stupid could I be? I knew Greically realized they’d sponsor the individual athletes as well Or maybe I’d just assumed that Dad hated Landon so much he wouldn’t do business with him But he’d paid Landon even more to dumpabout Dad? About them both?

"You have to let me explain My parents were pissed about what had happened between me and Pax They didn’t support my career choice, and you were that final straw They cut offkidding ave Pax and Penna are basically fah you destroyed me, there was still this honor about your choice But money? What the hell am I supposed to do with that?"

Panic was etched across his features "I didn’t have a job Without the competition, I couldn’t even afford to rent that apartment with you What the hell kind of life did that leave us?"

"One that we ured it out together"

"With everything you’d already given up for me? Your dad showed up and told me that if I walked away fro and sponsor us individually The coet you back into Darth you’d just turned them down for me All I had to do alk away from you and you’d have the life you wereit up for you"

"You tookabout the rest "I didn’t care about Dartmouth! I would have lived anywhere with you I would have left LA I didn’t need the money, the fame, the sport--you did How ures? Seven?"

"It wasn’t like that Yeah, it was otten us in way over our heads, and it was the only way to put it all back to the way it was--to fix the oddamned mistake!" I screamed Jesus, didn’t anyone want me for what I was? Just me Only me

"No, you’re the best choice I’ve ever made," Landon swore fervently "But I wasn’t your best choice"

"Don’t believe him, Rachel," Dad added

My head snapped toward hihtuess"

"If you want to accuse someone of that, look at your boyfriend," Dad snapped

For fuck’s sake, I had whiplash

"What are you talking about?" Landon asked