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Yes, he would admit, he’d fallen for Saht it possible, but here he was, in love with a woman as not his wife

Did that ood Incredibly good

“I love you, Beth You know that right?” he spoke to the picture of her fro day It was one of those candid shots that had frozen a , her eyes lit up She was the only one in the picture, but Elijah re at hi him

“I’ll never stop, Beth I swear to you I will never stop loving you But I… God, Beth, I I’ve fallen in love with her and I don’t knohat the hell I’m supposed to do about that”

“Tell her”

Elijah nearly dropped his now e roo back at him

“How’d…” That wasn’t really important

“Your front door was unlocked We knocked, but…” Sam let her explanation drift off, as she too ot in there

Just the fact that she was there was all that mattered

Turning back to look at Beth’s picture, Elijah placed his glass on the mantle as he took a deep breath When he turned back, Sam was closer Just a foot away from hi fast “I just didn’t When I an at X-hale –”

“Tellon his arm as she took another step closer “I don’t need reasons, Eli Just tell ht of her crying broke his heart He looked back at Logan over Sam’s head and the man nodded

“I love you, Sam I don’t kno that happened, and I–”

“I love you, too,” Sao, love doesn’t pay attention to tilanced past Elijah to the picture on the mantle, “and it can last for eternity”

Elijah reached for her, unable to stop himself When she walked into his arht He stared back at Logan

“It’s true,” Logan confirs will happen And no ae it So from this moment forward, we just need to accept this for what it is Everyone else be damned This is ant”

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