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"I’ in? You and I both know she’s not the girl for you She needs to be with soht, and a solid future You shouldn’t be selfish and stop that fro for her"

I pull my eyes up from the floor and stare at him I have no doubt he’d siven a chance While we know about each other’s pasts and have moved on, it doesn’t mean the rest of the world will

I sink my head into my hands As much as I love Aubrey, I don’t want to be the one to hurt her someday I don’t want her to resent me She deserves the best life she can possibly have--the nice house, a husband hos the most I’ve never let the fact that I can’t have kids botherlike that fucking kills low, shtmare--one that, no h, knowing that deep-down I’oddess "What do you want ood"

"I can’t just leave her here She’d expect an explanation, and I don’t want her to knohat an evil dick you are It would ruin her whole perception of you"

He laughs bitterly "Very well Finish out the weekend here, and on Monday I want you on the first plane out of Texas and forget she doesn’t exist"

My lips pull into a tight line "I et her"

I don’t give hi else before I storrab my computer and head for the car I can’t stay here onethe one thing I care about in this world away froer seat and crank the car alive, nearly squealing the tires as I back pull out onto the street

I rub ht "FUCK!"

My entire body shakes as it hitsthat’s ireen just as er wells insidewheel with my hands "Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck FUCK!" I screa? This isn’t what’s supposed to happen It’s o back and tell hi world I killedwithout her anyway

I slam on my breaks ready to turn around and the car behind o back That would e says I’d destroy Trip, probably royally fuck the band, and never allow Aubrey the chance to have a baby

I take a deep breath and as I can’t be here anymore If I can’t have her, I can’t see her I won’t be able to play it off that everything is fine She’ll know She’ll see how fucked up I am

I park the Fusion in the hotel lot and head to my room I let myself in and stare at the ru there, begging me to take her My chest constricts and suddenly I find it hard to breathe I crawl into bed and bunch the sheets up inmy nose in the soft cotton as I inhale her scent

"I’ll always fucking love you," I whisper, doingI know so on the door I shake my head and stare down at the sheets and pray the last few hours ofmyself out of bed and yank the door open

Aubrey’s face twists the moment she sees h and close the door behind her I’ain All her shit’s here "I’ forever"

"I was only gone two and a half hours I thought you were okay aiting If you didn’t want o, all you had to do was say so" She crosses her arize

More than anything I want to I want to tell her I’ I could have her--that I’m worthy of her But as I stare into her eyes, all I feel is sha to cause her soon

She frowns and closes the distance between us so she can touch lance over at the bed and lick the corner ofinJust tired"

"Did soht inflection in her voice "The Judge trying to scare you off? Because if he is, don’t let him No matter what it is--I won’t care I love you"

I opento pull, but quickly close it I don’t want to be the reason she never speaks to her family God knoish I still had a faainst hers Can I really give this up?

"Zach, you’re scaring "