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Mason bit out a laugh "You fell in love, Logan"

I slu hell Love "Love’s for pussies"

He coughed

I shot him a sideways look "Yeah, you’re a pussy"

His hand moved faster than I could react, and he slapped roaned I didn’t even argue

"Look, I’ve not approved of your choices Tate was a royal bitch"

"She was a whore," I added

His head moved up and down "Yeah, she was that, too, and Kris…" He shook his head "She was too young She had too many issues, and you--"

I looked out over the city as I said, "--didn’t love her"

"Yeah There’s that"

He sighed

I sighed

This was a fucking sigh-worthy event

"I don’t want to be in love," I announced

"Well You are so deal with it, or lose her Those are your two options" He turned to look out of the car withthe city laid out beneath us I wasn’t seeing anything except Taylor, how she looked on that sidewalk She’d been running, and I wanted to hurt her, like the dipshit I was I wanted to hurt her, and she saw right through me

"You’re sweet You’re kind You want to be loved" I could hear her voice She was so strong, so sure--like she had a secret no one else knew, one the entire universe wanted to know "You want a girl who’ll hold your hand on top of a broken roller coaster You want a partner in criirl I fucked--I didn’t reotten as soon as I woke up, and if I passed her on the street, I wouldn’t recognize her But she came forward to stake her claim, and Taylor stopped her