's
rs to the floor
e I misheard. "Where is this com
t steady, unreadable stare that always makes my pul
g. "I mean exactly that.
apes me. "Micah, I
" he say
joking
eply, only r
rt. "You'r
." He
-eaten plates between us, as if t
nd, gathering the plates j
into the kitchen. "Are you
e water. "What does that
you might actually like the
n the couch, side by side. His nearness
is time?" he asks. "What
re," I mutter
oman at the event? Come on, Eva.
e, memories pressing down lik
till do. We were together for ten years. Since col
issue without a wo
ly said it out loud," I go on.
often. "Th
did. And then came the cheating...
knuckles whitening
ng that finally broke me." My voice shakes. "Last
e tears come hot and fast. M
and I find myself in that hospital corridor again,
rs after a moment, his voice
Just not for me." I swallow hard. "He was there,
His breathing turns shallow, angry. "
ng my face. "It d
or letting you
. What could
ce low. "Do you st
, startle
If you could make him regret everyt
The reminder of all the humiliation, the moc
on I don't want to
it," I admit. "To se
intly, and his eyes lig
what do you ge
shrugging. "You kn
ill lose
he say
nds. "Is it crazy th
es. "Just human. You wer
ne, a soft touch that lingers too long. I sh
mach twisting into
ways disarms me. "It's time you s
-
the next morning, eyes skimming the pal
b out of my suitcase
r to a pretend marriage af
smile slips as soon as
hisper, heart hammering as ner
nd. "Too late to
s forward. "
we sit. Micah hands over the papers,
rollably. I can't bel
, large and steady, anchoring
rk says, standing.
d walk to the small
gs," I whisper, su
and taps his pocket
echoing softly in the empty room. My mind s
take Eva Valentine as yo
e never wav
gold band on my fin
r hours, I've been divo
, take Micah Grayson as yo
, and I swallow
pronoun
n with a bang. We
spine st
e aisle, eyes bl
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