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He was too sweet

“Thank you,” I said, holding his hand when he offered it as the nurse gaveover to my bedside

I didn’t say word as she parted the left side of my hair, put it into a ponytail, and then held the scissors to the top of it

“Ready?”

I nodded, and Theo gavecircles over the top of my hand

He had been my rock in all of this Theodore Darcy was the very best type of person Soirl like me I wanted to pr

otect him as much as he protected me I wanted to stand by his side in every way I wanted to be his rock

“Felicity?” he said beside me

When I focused back onThe tears wouldn’t stop falling

“I’ive us abefore stepping out the room

“It’s okay You are okay It will grow back, I promise—”

“I don’t give a fuck aboutand I couldn’t think of a lie fast enough, so I just ”

He frowned, sitting in frontabout?”

Sniffling, I took a deep breath “I love you”

“I love you too…”