to be this way, but I fucking hate it." "Do you think I don't?" I can hear him growing frustrated, but so am I. "Damn it, I want to walk down the street with you, holding your hand. I want to take you out, kiss you over the table, and tell you that I… tell you that you're the most beautiful woman I've ever known, both inside and out." I hear him take a nervous breath as he pauses. "I want you, Tessa, and I want what we have." Nothing more. His words reach my ears, and a lump forms in my throat, threatening to choke me. I feel the sting, but I swallow it down. "I think I just need to take a
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