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“Talk to me.” She sits next to me, rubbing my back like she always used to.
“Someone is after her, and I’m so fucking scared that I won’t be able to keep her safe. She’s terrified all the time, she has nightmares, she can barely walk outside without her body stiffening. It’s killing me.” I want to get up and hit something. Looking over, I see Logan never did fix the wall.
“So you’re in love with her?” Mom arches an eyebrow at me.
I nod. “I told her today too, but she didn’t say anything.”
“You told her when? When whatever happened had to make her leave work? You couldn’t have expected her to have a clear head and say it back at that point.”
I stand up. “I don’t know. Maybe she doesn’t love me. She’s so different than this life. She deserves better.”
“Cain Russell.” My mom stands up and moves in front of me. “You are a good man and deserving of so much more than you know. Give her time.”
She pats me on the shoulder and then walks out of the office.
I hope she’s right.
