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“What does that mean?”

“There’s so on between the two of you Gabi and I have already talked about it It was only a matter of time before you came to me, too”

“This is serious, Marie”

Her s to pretend I’m not scared to death”

“Listen”

She nodded, that co he’d counted onall over him

“It’s prettyto jail”

She took a breath, as if she was going to object, but he held up his hand Reet this out

“I’s for Gabi” He’d expected the announcement to sound cataclysmic It didn’t

Marie hadn’t even blinked yet

“I realize that it’s just because of all that’s going on, and her helpingto rely on her, but”

“I don’t” Marie looked at hiet hurt, Liam We all know that”

He didn’t know it anymore But he couldn’t tell her it wouldn’t happen Because he didn’t feel as though he knew hied Outside of him But inside, as well

“Anyway, I love you both, you know that”

She nodded And didn’t say another word He needed her to He hadn’t told anyone he loved them since he’d held his mother as she’d died