“Can you stay?” Her lip quivered as she rose, tucking her arms to her. I tensed. “What?” “Can you work through the emails from here?” She rolled her lip between her teeth. “I just… don’t want to be alone.” “I…” I exhaled slowly. Facts bubbled to the tip of my tongue. She was safe here. Cameras. Alarms. And I was right next door. “Please,” she murmured. But none of that mattered against the look in her eyes. No one had needed me before. Not like this. And I… the smartest decision would be for me to leave, but for the first time, the smartest decision and the right decision weren’t the same.
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