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Even if I thought we could do the long-distance thing while he goes off to graduate school, there’s no way his faether We all know that I’d be a burden to him, and I hate that It’s horrible to know that the reason he can’t succeed is me
I don’t want that
This guy deserves to succeed He deserves to be with soes him, and he deserves to be with someone who takes care of him He deserves to be with someone perfect: someone who makes him feel complete
So I kiss hi that in just a fewto be over
His mother made it clear I’m not to tell him about her involvement After all, if Brendan thinks she interfered in our relationship, it’ll hold hirad school, and that’s where everyone wants hio off and study business and learn how to make money because at the end of the day, that’s what o ‘round
“I love you,” he whispers, and the words almost make me cry
I’ him say this to me
I’ else
“I love you, too,” I ht now that he doesn’t even notice howme
He kisses ain, and in the darkness of the caves, we make love to each other like it’s not the last ti one another like this is ere made for, and part of me believes that it is
When it’s over, we hold each other for a long ti as I can, but finally, I realize that I’ to make this any easier
“I need to go,” I tell him I stand up, totally naked We shifted before we came here There are no clothes in this place We came in our animal foret here unnoticed Nobody looks twice at a couple of creatures jaunting around the forest They definitely don’t look twice at a little fox like me
“What’s the rush?” He asks, stretching out lazily I look at hile thing about what I’ His hair is messy, and his face looks calm and relaxed He looks like he doesn’t have a care in the world Brendan s at me like he can’t believe how lucky we are to have found each other at such a young age
Then I take a deep breath, and I say the words his mother made me promise to say
“Brendan, we need to take a break”
Suddenly, there’s silence in the cave While it was quiet before, this is so any to faint if he’s not careful I say the rest of the words in a rush Soe to spit out the excuses