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"You have to let her out, Tanner The chemicals from the car will hurt her They could kill her"

"Why did you choose hiainst Tristan’s table saw "I just don’t understand"

"I didn’t choose Tristan, Tanner It just happened"

Tristan edged closer to the shed and Tanner hissed "No, no, no Stop right there, Casanova Or I’ll shoot" He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a gun Oh my God

"What do you want from us?" I cried My eyesMy baby… "Tanner, please let her out"

"I just wanted you," he said, waving the gun around "From day one, I wanted you And then Steven took you I saw you first, and he didn’t care I won the coin toss, and he still took you away froave you ti for you, and out of nowhere, this guy shows up and steals you!" Tanner wiped his hands over his emotion filled eyes "Why didn’t you pick me, Liz? Why didn’t you come back forcautiously toward him "I do see you"

He shook his head "No You’re just scared I’m not stupid, Liz I’m not stupid"

I stared into his panicked eyes and kept walking It took everything inin me to seem somewhat calm "I’m not scared of you, Tanner Michael Chase I’ainst his cheek His eyes dilated, and his breaths beca his face against my hand "Jesus, Liz You’re all I wanted"

My ainst me "I’m yours I’m yours We can run aith each other," I said,to his chest "We can start all over"

"Just us?" he whispered

My forehead fell to his "Just us"

His free hand wrapped around ers pulled up my shirt, and he felt ainst hout ainstbehind us, and Tanner’s eyes shot open "You bitch!" he hissed, looking betrayed by un up, seconds away fro toward Tristan, who had just disappeared into the shed As Tanner went to chase Tristan, I grabbed his leg, un slipped frorab it, and we started wrestling with one another The gun was clasped in both of our hands, and Tanner shoved o, Liz!" he shouted, but I wouldn’t I couldn’t Tristan had to get Ehter "I swear to God, I’ll shoot you, Liz I love you so fucking o Please!" he cried

"Tanner, don’t do this!" I begged hi "Please," I pleaded, wanting this terrible nightmare to co fro one time hat I heard first We wrestled one another The second fire, I heard next Then a burning sensation crept intovomit rise up my throat My eyes ide, terrified by all of the blood Was I bleeding? Was I dying?

"Lizzie!" Tristan yelled, hurrying out of the shed with Emma in his arms

I turned to him, my body in a state of shock, completely covered in blood that wasn’t mine Tanner lay under me, his body motionless as blood spilled from beneath him Oh my God "I killed hi uncontrollably

By that point everyone who’d been inside ht I heard yelling, shouting Soging , so CPR My world was spinning Everyone was hts in front of our house were burning intofor Emma Mama cried Faye sobbed Someone shouted my name

There was some back into reality "Lizzie, baby" He bent down and placed his hands around ave me a broken smile "Baby, you’re in shock Were you shot? Are you hurt?"

"No, I killed hi my head to look at Tanner, but Tristan refused to let me

"Baby, no No It wasn’t you I just need you to coun"

I stared down at un "Oh un to the side Tristan was quick to lift me up into his arms, away from Tanner’s motionless body My head fell into his shoulder as I watched cops and parathe area "Where’s Emma?!"