“Don’t wait around for me. I need to be here for Jase. I can’t get distracted or lie to him any more than I already have. Please, I need you to move on. Find someone who can give you the life you want. Get married, have babies, build your own little ranch family. We both know I can’t give you that.” She swallows hard and pushes her fists against my chest. “Now you really are pissin’ me off.” Good. Then she won’t hold on to hope we can somehow make this work. “I’m twice your age, Noah. You’re smart enough to know we’d never be accepted by your family or even the town.
