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“I get you’re scared and worried I ain And as ht, there is no way for me to knohat the future holds, but I swear to you, I will try ain There has to be some e can work around it” I s, then clearmy soul to her “I love you, Abby I’ve never told another woman that before Those words are precious to me, and I mean theive up on us”

She jerks withWhen she tries to scramble from my lap, I lift o anywhere

“Colt, you can’t—”

“I can and I do,” I tell her, giving her waist a little shake “Why are you so surprised? You make it so easy for the people around you to love you You may try to push theh for the to be loved Let me be one of them Don’t push me away because of this”

She squeezes her eyes shut and several tears spill out I wipe theh to her when she opens her eyes, but a look of iht then; she’s still going to end it

She gently, but forcefully removes oing to get through to her right now She needs tiive her that, for now

“I’m sorry,” she says tearfully “I just can’t take that chance I can’t take the chance of one day hurting you like that My body isn’t built for only one man, even if I desperately want it to be”

I don’t agree with her, but arguing is pointless I can see it in her eyes that no h to her

I let her slip through ers and slide offher body next to mine is hard to accept, and I alets up fro the sheet around her It hurts to see her walk away fro a part of me with her, and in a sense, she is My heart She ardless And I don’t want it back I want her to always hold it and keep it safe

Right before she closes the bathroo ive you tiht now, but this isn’t over, Abby Just because I’ you walk away for good I’ht for you and prove to you that e have is worth it”

Her shoulders stiffen, then sag She doesn’t turn around when she speaks, but I still hear it “Don’t waste your tiive me time to answer, just closes the door quietly behind her

I take several rabbing my clothes I’m sure Abby will stay inside the bathrooone She’s not a coward by any one to avoid any further confrontation I’ll give her that, because the longer she has ti her back I don’t want to leave, everything inI stay and force the issue now, but it will only push her further from me

Once I’ainst it It’s stupid of me to think, but I swear I alainstjust like I a me to leave either

Closing my eyes, I murmur, “I’ll be back I love you” Then I walk out the door

Chapter Fourteen