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I sed hard and tried to concentrate The car That hat this was about "I didn’t put the car inis us"
I closed my eyes "You can’t fix us, Vic We’re broken beyond that"
"I can fix anything"
"No Vic, you can’t You can’t buy trust You can’t buy back what you did"
"I ain, Chloe Never" His voice broke on the last word, and I heard the sincerity in it How easy it would be to forgive him To walk away from this tiny apartment and my shitty job as Nicole’s assistant and back into a life of luxury on Vic’s ar would be easy, and every day I’d wonder
If he was really going where he said he was going
If he really needed to have two cell phones
If he could be trusted
It hadn’t been one mistake I knew that in so ticket on it I can’t afford parking tickets, I can’t afford insurance, I can’t afford anything extra Dammit, Vic, send one of your people to pick it up!" My voice was shrill, the words panicked and angry
"Chloe, love, I’ll buy a spot for you, I’ll cover the expenses I already spoke to Joey; he’s going to get you a salary for your work on Boston Love Letters, that will help with--"
"Oha pitch it hadn’t reached since I was a child "STOP SCREWING WITH MY LIFE! I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE!" I gasped, gripping a nearby post for support and wanted to hang up, didn’t want to hear his response, didn’t want to hear anything but a dial tone
There was only silence on the other end I wet my lips and assumed a calmer tone "Vic, please listen to me for once I don’t want anyyou to please stay away from me If you love me, if you’ve ever loved h to always do what I should do I shouldn’t have hooked up with you in the trailer--God, I hate that I did I shouldn’t answer your calls; I shouldn’t have even read your card And I definitely shouldn’t accept this car Please stay away from me Please do not callin a conversation that already had me on my knees
When he finally spoke, it was a Vic I’d never heard before One broken and quiet "I can’t stay away froainst the nearest wall "Please"
I needed him to stay away because I couldn’t
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Carter was sitting on the front steps of our apart when I walked up His shirt was off, theas he tilted back a cold blue Gatorade He sawup as he wiped hiswith theback to his eyes He grinned "Hey, big city Surprised to see you during the day"