“I didn’t want to hurt Grace again,” I said, finally, my voice quiet. “But I told her I can’t marry her. If I didn’t do it now, I’d only be delaying the inevitable.” “It probably feels that way. But there’s not much that’s really inevitable.” “Like death and taxes?” “Oh, sure, there’s that. But I’d say love is, too.” “I wish it were that easy. Just love someone and the rest takes care of itself.” She laughed softly. “It’s never that easy, Bear.” “It was for us.” “Until it wasn’t.” I shifted in my chair. “That’s what I mean. Back then, all I had to do was love her. And now, no matter what I do,
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