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"Krit?" I asked, feeling fear slowly creep in Had he decided today that he was already bored with ht in the I dropped ?" I asked grabbing his arm My heart pounded in my chest He was in pain The flash in his eyes toldready to aze fell toonto him, and he moved his hand to cover mine The warmth helped ease"Please, what can I do?" I asked, hating seeing him like this

"Don’t leave me," he said finally His voice was hoarse

I shookon it Is that what this is about?" Surely he wasn’t upset over so that hadn’t happened

"If you leave me, I can’tJust please tell me you won’t leave me," he pleaded This time his eyes showed some life in them

"I’m not Stop this Please, I was just at work I’ up to cup his handsome face It was covered in stubble today He hadn’t shaved He rarely ithout shaving I liked the rough feel under my hands

He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply as I touched hi more This wasn’t normal

"I messed up," he choked out

A sick knot settled in od Had he been with soainst with him? Did he still crave other women? My hands fell away, but I didn’t h

"Before you SheBrittI slept with her on and off Just when she showed up and I was in the mood We never dated I don’t date But Britt was comfortable"

I stepped back He had slept with her Oh God, I was going to be sick "You slept with her? Today? After--"

He rabbed me "No! God No! Blythe, No! Never I would never touch anyone else now I don’t want to touch anyone but you Just you, love Just you," he said as his body tre to say The nausea faded, and I nodded I had juotten to me, and I hadn’t realized it until just now "Then what did you mess up?" I asked

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath Or at least tried to It was shaky, and he seemed completely terrified My instinct to protect him was back, and I wrapped nant She says it’s aze locked with nant He was going to be a father How did I handle this? Why was he asking me not to leave him? Did he not believe her? "Are you sure it’s yours?" I asked, unable to look at hio I didn’t even think about her getting pregnant I thought she was on the fking pill I gotfrom her, but that was it"

I didn’t have any words I needed to think I had to process this

"Blythe, please, don’t pull away froing, and I hated hearing the pain in his voice But this tioing to have to protect ed to say I was nuain This ti to sonorant

"No No, you’re closing me out God, baby, don’t do this Don’t close me out Stay with me Listen to me I love you I love you so much"

I jerked as if I had been slapped The pain his words caused was as sharp as a knife going through my chest Not now I couldn’t hear those words now My entire life I had wanted nothing more than to hear someone tell me they loved me I had been afraid to hope for it, and now, in the darkestmy head, I backed away from him

"I can’t Not now Just please leave s hit the couch behind me

"Blythe, you will destroytotowardhim hold me noould taint it I felt safe in his ar If he held me now, it would ruin that memory

"Just leave I need you to leave I’ and scared I hate that I can’t fix that for you I want to, but if I don’t have a chance to hold ether and deal" I stopped I wouldn’t tell hi