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I don’t say anything for a moment

"I'm surprised you've been thin

king that You’ve never said anything"

"I tried but you never wanted to hear it," she says si the hard way, and we only hear e're ready to hear"

"Jon wants us to get together for real, but I'm afraid he can't make a commitment"

"Then don't be with him Find someone else Tell him that"

"I want him, but not the way he wants us to be"

"Tell hi my hand "Give him the alternative He has you or soive that, move on"

"I don't want things to go sour with us We've already been… intimate"

"Oh," she says and glances away "That cos" After a moment, she looks back at me "What do you want? What do you really want?"

"I want hiether and see where things go"

"No commitment, in other words"

"Nope," I say "That's what's holding me back We know each other better than anyone else, so I don't think we need to wait and see"

"There you have it Tell hi to make the commitment"

"If he says no, I feel like I'll have to leave Pacifica"