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by Claudia Lux

“You know that worried feeling?” Rose responded straight into Lily’s ear—not a whisper, but not loud enough for anyone else. “That feeling in your gut all the time, no matter the quality or intention of your company, like your safety is a gift from the men around you, not a right?”

But even the best man comes with the strength and stature to remind a woman that every time he doesn’t hurt her is a favor.

But growing up seems to be a lesson in loving only those who will love you back, and forsaking the rest.

And slowly, his future grief corroded his present love like a cancer, until looking at her felt the same as losing her. So he stopped looking.