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Pulling away froht we had agreed not to do this” There was a warning tone to his voice that I didn’t like

“We had, but I’ you to talk to me about this stuff”

“Do you trust ood reason?”

Shit, now he had me “I do, but - ”

He cut me off, “Either you do, or you don’t, babe”

“Okay, I do”

He nodded “Right, so you need to trust me on this one,” he said, like it was a black and white choice, when it was so far from that for me

We stood, eyeing each other while I weighed what he had said Finally, I agreed, “All right, I will”

“Good,” heme in his arms He laid a kiss on the top of my head, and then said, “I love you Love what you do for me”

“I love you, too” And I did But fuck this was hard; fighting against allI just hoped that over tiet easier, and that ould find a happy s and I would be able to let soo

“What ti in his jacket for a cigarette

“I thought she would have been here by now,” I replied

Lighting his so in and see Scott But, I don’t want you out here by yourself so come inside to do it”

I furrowed my brow “Why?”

He shook his head, ain “Just do what I say for once, please”