two things happen at the same time. One, her body shakes in front of me, shaking so much it’s a wonder she’s even standing. At the same time, she turns her head to the side, closing her eyes as if she’s shielding herself from me, as her hands come up to protect her face. The action makes me take a step back, my heart feeling like it’s going to come out of my stomach. “Did you think I was going to hit you?” My hand shakes that she would think that. I’m a lot of things, I know I am, but I would never, ever hit her. Her hands go down as she opens her eyes, and her head turns back to look at me. I
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