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“When you toldstuff froouldn’t last, so I’d been right to guard myself Only proble in love with you”

The words were a bit rough, and she still wasn’t sure what exactly he wanted

“So, Ito convince myself I wasn’t in love with you Then someone pointed out I hadn’t been fully truthful with you, and that if I wanted a relationship with no lies, I had to be all in, not have a foot out the door I wasn’t a good boyfriend Wasn’t always a good Doive me another chance”

Tears filled her eyes, and she threw herself against him

He stiffened for a ainst him

“Does this ive me?” he asked

“Does it ive me?” she countered

He put his hand on her shoulders and pushed her back so he could look down into her eyes, sternly “I do But there are going to be soes”

A shiver ran down her spine at his words “Yes?”

He looked around hi here anymore”

“But—”

He placed a finger over her lips “Hush There’s no argu situation because then I would have been forced to take a bigger role than I had But you aren’t staying here any longer Jaht, it’s a shit hole”

“Some of us don’t have the money James does”

He raised his eyebrows “Most people don’t I don’t However, I have a house that is warm and dry And has a bed that is softer than concrete”

“You want me to move in with you?”