Page 107 of The Bad Girl

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Nadine:No, it’s fine. I get it. You play it safe, just like me. How could I hold that against you? Especially when you took care of me so well.

Maxwell:But—

Nadine:No buts! We’re good. Who knows, maybe years from now, we’ll meet again, when I’m working for someone else.

There’s no way she could know the effect those words would have om me, that they fill me with hollow despair.

I can never be with the woman I love, and make no mistake, I absolutely love Nadine. I love her so much that for a fleeting moment, I would have given up everything I have, everything I own if it meant she was pregnant with my child.

But I’m going to have to face a hard truth: She will never be mine.

Maxwell:I’m glad you understand. Take care.

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