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“Did I?” he asked He glanced up at her with tear-filled green eyes “If I loved her as much as I claimed I would have stayed down there with her Instead I swa I have to live with for the rest of my life”

“Oliver” She sighed “Honey, you can’t carry this weight around for the rest of your life”

“Why not? It’s what I deserve”

“You can’t really believe that”

“A part of me really does”

“And the other part?”

“Realizes how irrational I sound”

“I understand how hard it is to be the one who survives, Oliver, but it’s no more your fault that your seatbelt didn’t ja a transplant on time when some of my friends didn’t” She sentle kiss on his lips

“This does nothing to change the way I feel about you”

“But I—”

“Shh I love you, Oliver Young Thatabout you Between the two of us we have enough baggage to fill an airplane Perhaps that’s e understand each other so well I like to think ere brought together to heal”

“Even with the craziness going on you still believe that?” He pulled away froaze into her eyes

“Don’t you?” she asked His hesitation made her nervous Hadn’t he just told her he loved her in the car?

“I’m not sure what I believe anymore” Oliver shook his head and took a step back The action felt like a slap to the face

“So, what you said in the carnow?”