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“She was the reason We broke up just before I h for me to realize she was bat shit crazy” I move toward the bench, still not sure whether I should sit down or run “She called nant and needed entle after I got there, I found out it was all a rouse to getdown next to him, I concentrate on his voice
“SheI never gave her one The day you saw her, she let herself in while I was taking a shower When I ca on my bed Naked I picked up her clothes and threw the she leave She pleaded with me to take her back I told her I was in love with someone else” Wait, does he mean me—in love with me? He continues, and I don’t try to stop hi when I chased her out of the apartet it back That’s when you saw me”
I stare down at the ground, fidgeting with ers “So, you never—”
“It’s only been you since that day you walked intome off
I look up, straight into his big, beautiful eyes They’re a true blue, with ripples of rich sapphire, and little specks of e I have witnessed that could possibly be more beautiful “I had a dream You were in your office with a blonde si across your desk I walked in, and you uttered those exact same words: ‘Liv, it’s not what it looks like’ I panicked,” I say, my voice barely a whisper Chase strokes the inside of my palm with his thumb
“I understand, I would have questioned what I saw, too” He brings my hand up toward his mouth and places a soft kiss on the back
“How did you find out I was here?” I ask, knowing in the back of my head what the ansould be
“Brenda calledmarried”
“Probably not one of my smartest choices,” I murmur
“He had everyone fooled”
“I feel so stupid,hi my eyes, I try to push awayat me
“What?” he asks, questioning the confused look that’s plastered across my face
“I need ti that’s happened today,” I say He tilts his head, as if he doesn’t understand “I need to go back to my room”
“Whatever you need,” he whispers, running both hands through his thick hair I stand up, gatherdress, and walk toward the entrance of the hotel I feel his eyes burning through e to look back
I scuff the tip ofthe boardwalk In the span of tenhis love forinto the hotel alone The same hotel I was supposed to spendback to As I walk through the glass doors, I head straight to the front desk I can’t go back to that rooht now He playedan affair—and he wasn’t even using protection