couldn’t.” Yeah, this conversation is already making me uncomfortable. Concern fills Mali’s eyes as she looks at me. “H, do you not love her anymore?” I run my fingers through my hair as I sigh. “Of course I do.” “Then why couldn’t you say it?” “Because it feels a lot like letting her back in,” I admit. “I’m just not sure I can do that. I mean, what if she leaves again?” She shakes her head. “You don’t have to worry about that.” “The fuck I don’t. She already left once. Hell, she has a whole life somewhere else. How can she walk away from the job of a lifetime?” “She’s staying.” “But what if
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