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“I can’t do this, Maverick I’m not who you want me to be”

“Yeah, you are I know you And I love you But you don’t love ive us a chance”

With a sob, she turns the doorknob, opens the door and leaves This isn’t what I saw for our future, but I’e her mind This is the end of us

Chapter Twenty-Two

Gia

“You can lay your head on uy who just sat down in the seat next to me says

“I’m fine, thanks,” I say shortly

I considered driving to Philly, but decided I’m not up for a solo cross-country drive Toowill be o, I’ve done nothing but think about our conversation and cry a little Okay, cry a lot I’ well now that I’m back at my apartment Every time I walk past the suitcases I still haven’t unpacked, I’ret

He was right—I was stupid Am stupid, actually, in this exactaround a grudge against Will Roan The grief and loneliness of losing h burden on their own If rieved and moved on But there’s so around, still alive Will Roan can still laugh and play poker He can still travel, the way s, and so much more

“Are you sure?” theclose “I’m pretty cuddly Kind of like a pillow You can just—”

“I said no” I cut hilare

He scoffs and turns to the rossed in a paperback

“Tell you what, you can’t even be nice to woentleman and—”

The man looks up froentleross You seem like a nasty old perv”

I revel in the silence that follows When the stewardess walks by with a drink cart, I’uy in the aisle seat a drink

“Guess I’ll just sit here and not say shit, then” the