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"I want…" I would not break down That was all I could focus on, but I forced myself to say, "I don’t want space, but I need it"

I finally looked up and saw a stricken look in his eyes I’d surprised hiht There was no hurt I hadn’t ht now," I continued "I can’t destroy whatever we have I can’t do that, Logan"

He turned away and gazed out over the city After a beat, his jaw hardened "That’s bullshit"

And there it was The backlash "Logan, I--"

"I fucking care about you I told you about my mom I told you about Mason I don’t let people in, and I let you in"

"Logan…"

"No--" He launched hi it a little with the suddenconceited That’s not what I’ here, but I let you in, Taylor So irlfriend tried for an entire year to get in, and she didn’t But you did You!"

"Logan--" Letting hio now meant he couldn’t walk from me later This was for the best We would’ve ended anyway Everything ended Everyone walked away

His nostrils flared His hands curled into fists He shook his head "So because you surrounded yourself with shithead friendsthe boot? That’s fucked up, Taylor Fucked Up"

"I can’t" My voice was a whisper "I’ this to prevent even more hurt later on Don’t you see that?"

"What?" He leaned down, bracing his hands on the car’s door His eyes stared directly intoI live, Taylor" He pointed to his chest "I don’t turn shit off and hide I live, and if that o I don’t hold back I don’t flinch I never second-guess I do life Otherwise, why the hell are we alive? Why are we here if we let our de their thing You should, too You’ve been through the fire already Why are you still afraid? There’s no way in hell I’ to let some ‘less than’ experience I had rule how I live the rest of my life Whatever Fuck you, Taylor Fuck off Oh, by the way, I took care of your jackass for you He should leave you alone"

And then he was gone

I closed my eyes and kneas done I’d tried to walk away clean, but whatever I’d had with Logan Kade had been destroyed anyway, at ed breath Fully alone now, I let the tears coone, too Eventually

It was better to be broken now than beyond repair later

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