“Let’s leave things where they’re at, Bex…maybe we weren’t meant to have another shot at this. There’s too much water under the bridge, and I’m not in the mood to drown.” I stood, crossing my arms over my chest, trying in vain to guard my pathetic heart against his words. “Okay.” What was I supposed to do, ask him to stay? I had nothing to offer him. I had no fresh starts or happily ever afters in my future, and this new version of Ryan had them in spades.
