“You’re surrounded by so much. People are drawn to you because you have so much life. I don’t have that. Things are . . . empty. I’m empty. And I don’t want you to see that.” Empty? My mouth drops open. “I’ve never thought of you as empty, Kepler. Never in my life have I even had a glimmer of that thought.” He shakes his head, emitting a breathy laugh with way too much sarcasm tucked in it. “You also don’t think I’m off-putting, which I know for a fact is true. Maybe you’re not the best judge when it comes to me.” “Maybe not, Quinn. But I gotta tell you, I like everything I see.” His shoulders
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