“I didn’t learn what love was supposed to feel like. It doesn’t feel natural, or come easily to me, to let anyone close. But you—you make love so easy, Daphne. You make me think I already deserve it, exactly how I am. “And I feel lucky every time you look at me. Not because I think I’ve managed to earn you, but because it feels like you don’t need me to. Like you just…like me.” He shakes his head, voice fraying as he corrects himself: “Like you love me. That’s how I feel with you. “And I know I’m not who you pictured yourself with, but I think I could be, eventually. If you’ll let me. So don’t
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