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"You have no idea--" she started, snarling at hi her He softened his tone "I’ this to hurt you I am sorry if that’s what you think, but I know an to shake her head as tears started to fall "You don’t know this You can’t…" Her voice trailed off and doubt clouded over her face Her head dropped until her chin tucked against her chest Fro onto her hands She never brushed thelanced at me, a small frown on his face He said, "I know you love my brother, but he doesn’t love you"

Her shoulders lifted, and she inhaled a sobbing breath

He added, "I think you know that too"

"Excuse me," she choked out and rushed frorabbed my hand and held o after her"

"No Let her go It’s the best thing for her"

"She’s hurting--"

"Yes, she is, but if you go after her, you’ll end up saying soive her false hope, whether you an doesn’t love her You know that I know that Logan knows it, and she does too Let her deal with this on her own She’ll be stronger because of it"

I sat back down Maybe he was right

Logan came back at that moment He scanned the table "Where’s Kris?"

Mason never faltered He never looked away He spoke clearly, "She asked od Mase, tell an’s hand flew up, and he pressed his palm to his forehead "For real? Why? Shit, Mason Why? That’s not on you to tell her" He shook his head and raked his hand through his hair "Look, I have to find Kris and see if I can do so to make this better"

When he rushed fro settled over an’s reaction wasn’t normal I turned to Mason, still stunned at what had happened "You basically ended his relationship, and he wasn’t even mad at you" I shook et ?"

"He went after her"

"To make it better That’s what he said, but…" I looked towards the front of the restaurant where Logan had gone, but didn’t see him I blinked, still in shock "Why did you answer her like that?"