“What do you really want to talk about, Rafael?” Ellie’s tone snaps me out of my funk. “I need you.” The comment slips out before I have a chance to consider how it sounds. Fuck. Uncertainty flickers in her eyes. “You need me?” “Nico and I,” I amend. “If I thought things were bad between us before, nothing compares to the way he is now that you’re gone.” Her shield of bravado drops. “I’m sorry.” “Me too. For a few things actually.” “You are?” “Yeah. Your comment earlier got me thinking.” “What comment?” “About not valuing you or your time.” “Oh.” She doesn’t say anything else, so I take it as
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