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Belle crossed her aret sarcastic"

"Deal with it"

She clenched her teeth against his harsh tone and turned away

"Daerous situation And dragged along Emma and Persephone in the process Did you think about that?"

"I thought you round out

"Need you? Of course I need you Safe and sound and tucked away in the house Not wandering around in front of killers"

Belle whirled back around "I' to sit at hoallivant about town And if you think for onein my power to keep you safe, then your brain is quite broken"

"Listen to me, Belle," John said in a low voice "We didn't know thatto do For all I knew, he h you He ht you said you were sure that Spencer wouldn't try anything in a crowded shop Were you lying toabout you?"

"Da to you I didn't think Spencer would do anything at Hardiman's All the same, I couldn't be one hundred percent certain, and I didn't see any reason to put you in any danger"

"I' to help you, John, whether you want it or not"

"Good God, wo and finesse If you keeping barging into this without looking where you're going, you're just going to get in the way"

"Oh, please, John I wouldn't have to barge into anything if you would only include me"

"I won't have you put into a situation from which you cannot extricate yourself"

"Do me a favor, John Worry about yourself I can run fast Faster than you"

John flinched as though he'd been hit "I had no idea my injury made me so much less of a man in your eyes"

"Oh, John, you know I didn'ther arms around hiry, yes angry at this ht her breath, surprised by the realization that she felt ry, and I lashed out at you, and that wasn't fair It's just that I love you so o of him and furiously pushed him away "Please what? Please don't tell you I love you? Please don't love you?"

"I can't accept it, Belle"

"What is wrong with you?" she burst out "Why can't-"

"What is wrong withher upper arirl"