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He smirked then, and I was reminded of the first time I’d seen him smirk A part of me had fallen then "How could I not? That’s the better question"

Shaking my head, I tried to back away That wasn’t an answer He was dodging it There was no way he knew all he said he did and still loved htened on my arms but not painfully

"Because you capturedfake about you What most woly side; you showcase it The problem is that most people are so unprepared to see that reality that they miss the beauty you also don’t hide Its there, but you don’t flaunt it You don’t pretend to want so when you’re not You don’t hide your pain; you lash out and hurt others equally" He reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind my ear "You are real, Nan More real than any person I’ve ever met So when I say I love you, know that I do I love it all"

The emotion that hit me in the chest was too much When I pulled free of his hold, he let me When I turned and ran awayhe let me

Cope

When she opened the front door, she paused I expected that I also expected a fight After letting her run away last week, then staying out of her sight for seven days, she was beyond annoyed with me I could see it in her posture and the way she interacted with others

Knowing that she was in that house dealing withsickness was hard I wanted to be there, but I wasn’t forcing myself inside that door She would open it and let me in Eventually

Today was her doctor’s appointment to hear the baby’s heartbeat I knew that just like I knew she didn’t sleep well at night but took several naps during the day lately She no longer could stos sent her to the toilet to vo with a handful of ginger snaps That was all she could keep down until after lunch, noro to the country club and order a cheeseburger with fries Which she would i on the beach afterward

All I did was stay close Make sure she was safe and handling things without help I aiting in the wings, hoping she’d call s I loved about her crazy ass

"What do you want?" she snapped at me as she walked down the stairs and headed toward her car, notto hear our baby’s heartbeat with you," I replied,to follow her toward her ridiculously expensive car

"How did you know about that?" She spun around, her eyes flaring with anger and attraction She tried to hide it, but it was there