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“It broke mine, Julia, and I didn’t even know I had a heart left inis the fact that you et to a certain position in life and nothing would touchwould hurt There would be no s, didn’t fix it I was to the point where I was a man with billions of dollars, afraid to sleep outside because it ht take me back to the places I’d been But, Julia, you s I have for you The answer has never been in e me”

“Any ed me,” she said

“No What changed ether You made me whole And if you can take me…a man who has been where I’ve been, done what I’ve done, if you can take ive it, I can, too”

She kissed hiive Nothing in your life makes me feel ashamed of you I am proud Proud to know you Proud to love you Because of you I’m even proud of me”

“I love you, Julia I have never felt this emotion before I’ve never said those words before”

“I am honored to be your first lover Your first love,” she said “Oh, and I have so for you” She reached down into her desk drawer and pulled out a folder, the folder he’d given her, and handed it to him “For you To do whatever you see fit with”

He turned around and put the file through her industrial shredder Then turned back to her “How’s that?”

“I hope you aren’t still planning on not takingto pay me back”

“No But I’ to try to take Anfalas down because you fill a space Datasphere doesn’t The world needs you Needs your creativity Your passion Just like I do”

“Now that’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me”

“You deserved to hear it much sooner”

“I’m fine with the fact that I heard it first now That I heard it fro h The first person who’s everwith me”