want to deserve you," I admit in broken voice, pulling back slightly. "I know I'm not even close to being good enough for you, but for the first time in my life, I want to be. I don't want to be a fuckup anymore, I don't want to be hated by my coach, or my teammates, or random fucking people in a bar. I'm sick of being broken. And you deserve to be with someone amazing, someone who could take over the world and leave it at your feet. Someone who—" She cuts me off with a kiss. I let out a sound of surprise, wrapping my arm around her waist and pulling her closer to deepen the contact. But she
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