I want things he will never give.” “Such as?” My eyes burned into hers, waiting. Jhorie could have any fucking thing she wanted from any man she wanted, if they had half a brain, but that didn’t matter… “Marriage, kids, stability, happiness…” “What if he’s changed his mind and is now willing to give you what you want?” She stared at me so intensely I almost regretted asking until she made herself clear. “It wouldn’t matter. Things are different now. I don’t want those things with him.” Would you want those things with me? I almost asked. The question was burning on my tongue, but I pulled
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