He worked at a children’s hospital, where he got one thirty-minute break during his twelve-hour shift. And during his break, he drove the ten minutes to come see me. He made sure he saw me every day that week, until it was time for me to head back home to England. We had only been seeing each other for a week, and as we were saying goodbye, he said, “I think this is the worst thing you can say, but I think I’m falling in love with you.” I was like, “Oh, shit. I’m on vacation and I’m about to go back home. I really like you, too, but I can’t say that yet.” I didn’t know if I truly felt that or
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