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“You’re my favorite person in the whole wide world, and I would swap everyone for you. Even Hugh.”
“I think they wanted your dad to save Bethany.” “I didn’t,” I admitted honestly. “I wanted to keep you most of all.”
“What about me?” he whispered as a lone tear trickled down his cheek. “Who’ll keep me safe?” “I will, silly,” I replied, releasing his hand so that I could give him a hug. “I’ll keep you safe, Gerard.”
“I mean it,” he urged, turning to look at me now. “I can’t lose another person I love.” “You love me?” He nodded sadly as another tear trickled down his cheek. “I love you most of all.”
“Even more than Hugh?” He scrunched his nose up in disgust. “I don’t love Hugh.” “Even more than Patrick?” “I don’t love Feely, either.” “You don’t?” “Just you.”
“You know, Gerard, if you ever get super sad, I can be your sister, too. Hugh won’t mind sharing.” “You can’t be my sister, Claire.” “Why not?” “Because...
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“I don’t see anyone.” His lips tipped up in the smallest of smiles before he added, “Except for you.”
“You can hold my hand forever.”
I didn’t have to open my eyes to know that I had somehow managed to sleepwalk into her bedroom. Again. It was the only place my legs ever took me. It was the only place I could breathe.
Claire Biggs had a lot of things. My back. My attention. My heart. My soul. Yeah, she had all of me and that wasn’t an exaggeration.
