Page 78 of The Choices I've Made
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I laughed as he pulled me onto the bed for a side hug.
We stayed like that until visiting hours were nearly over, and it was time to go home. I wished him good luck with his nurse and promised to visit again soon.
He told me to be brave and take a risk every now and then.
And then we said good-bye.
It was the breakup we should have had, and I was so thankful I had come. My heart felt light and heavy at the same time. So weightless from the hours I’d spent with Dean, chatting like old friends again, but then the heaviness settled in on the ride home as I thought about Jake and the offer he’d given me.
One night.
Could my heart handle it?
What about every night after?
