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“I’ll stay,” he blurted and Savannah’s gaze flew to his, wide and surprised “I don’t have to go back just yet I’ll call” He dug into his pocket for his phone but Savannah’s cool hand stopped him

Stopped his heart, to be honest

“Don’t, Matt You have to go back, you’ve ive yourself”

“A few days, a few—”

“No, Matt”

“Do you want me to leave?” he asked, shaken to the core

“No!” she cried “No, I don’t want you to leave, but I understand that you have to”

“I’m so sorry,” he whispered, relieved “I’m sorry that I have to leave, that your ot…” There was so much on her shoulders So much pain So ht for you”

“It’s not up to you toto do with you”

Her words were a wrecking ball and anger slah hi that hurts you hurts me”

She stared at hi aas beginning to build inside of hi and worse than the building collapse Like a poison, black and thick, reality crested

“Do you love me, Savannah?”

She didn’t say anything for a long ti to be ashamed of, she whispered, “Yes”

And he didn’t even feel joy over her ad at her, that she wished she didn’t love him

“God, listen to you,” he said, wanting to laugh Wanting, actually, to scream “The only person on the planet who thinks love is bad”