I pull back, but she doesn’t let go. Her glassy eyes dilate and the sapphire of her irises looks electric, hypnotising me. Her lips rise into a breathtaking smile and her face glows. I repeat the words in my head, but they sound distant. “What?” I say almost breathless as she dries my cheeks with her hand. “I love you and I love all of your parts. The messy, the broken, the unfiltered, I love them all. Nothing about you is going to stop or deter that intense and immense feeling from going away. And I really do hate to break it to you, but you’re stuck with me for life. Do with that information
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