about it all.” Her voice becomes somber as she stares at me with tears reflecting off her eyes. “What do you mean?” my voice croaks. “I know you didn’t get the news you wanted. I know you said every terrible thing to get me to run away. That you somehow got Connor to pay my entire year salary despite being fired and that Bandini hired me because of your connection. You tried your best to make sure I was okay without you, even though I most definitely wasn’t. You don’t need to pretend anymore that you’re okay. I don’t want you to. I want the good and the bad and everything in between with you.”
