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“Someone else’s actions may affect you. But what other people choose to do is about them.” We were both quiet for a moment.. “Will it…will it ever stop hurting?” “Non.” Mum shook her head. “But it will stop mattering.”
This was why relationships sucked: they made you need shit you’d been perfectly happy not needing. And then they took them away.
“And to think”—here I heaved a deep sigh—“I was imagining you leaping up and laying the legal smackdown on the smug suits from the AG’s office.” “Do you mean sterling public servants from the Crown Prosecution Service?” “Dammit, Oliver.” His name tasted bright and sharp on my tongue. Sugar and cinnamon. “You’re kind of sucking the fun out of the criminal justice system.”
“You should dump me.” “I tried that already. It didn’t take.”
I’ll text you the… Will you fake dump me if I say ‘deets’?” “Without hesitation.”
“Never mind. I’m here.” Then Oliver folded himself around me, all strong arms and smooth skin and the thud of his heart against my back. “You’re okay.”
I won’t lie. It was fairly terrible. But there were some compensations. Like what? I asked. You. I stared at the word for a really long time. Remember this is fake. Remember this is fake. Remember this is fake.
