“I guess I always just hoped you’d wake up one day and decide I was enough to come first.” He just nods, like I’m confirming something he’s always suspected. Something that, deep down, he already knew, too. “I never wanted to hold you back,” he says after a moment. I let out a small, bitter laugh. “No. You just wanted to keep me waiting on the sidelines.” His lips press into a thin line. “That’s not true.” I lift a brow. “Isn’t it? I think we both know where this is headed,” I say softly. “We’re just too afraid to say it out loud.” He nods. “Yeah. I suppose you’re right. So… what? This is it?”
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