“She told me that you said this isn’t serious.” My heartbeat speeds up. “Yeah. I said that.” “Is that how you feel?” I close my eyes. “Alec,” I murmur, “that’s what you’ve told me. I can’t keep trying to play catch-up.” His thumb strokes up along my cheek, tipping my head back. The tension between us grows with every second that ticks by. “I haven’t been fair to you there either,” he finally says. There’s frustration in his voice. “I’ve tried over and over again to stop thinking about us, and I can’t. It’s fucking impossible. So, you’ll have to be the one who walks away, because I can’t do it.
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