“Because if you don’t, I’m going to do something we both regret.” He won’t, though. No matter how mad or hurt he is, Hudson would never do anything I didn’t want him to do. Anything I didn’t give him permission to do. But we’re stuck, and I can’t unstick us. With all that I’ve lost this year, my defenses are too high. I can’t let anyone walk into my heart again—they’re going to have to crash in. Maybe that’s why Hudson and I have always been more comfortable sparring than speaking. It’s like we each recognize how high our walls are and what it will take to eventually tear them down to let the
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