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But the damage has been done.
On my carpet.
On me.
I pull away from him.
“Brit,” he begins.
“You knew,” I say, tone sharp, but quiet. I can’t wake Rox right now. I fucking can’t. “You knew and didn’t tell me.”
“I only just found out?—”
“When?” I ask.
The guilt sliding across his face is enough of an answer.
“Right,” I whisper.
He knew.
And he kept it from me.
That’s…another hurt.
And it’s one too many.
“Don’t,” I say when he comes toward me. “Just don’t.”
“Baby—”
I look down the hall, see Stefan coming toward me.
“—just take a second and?—”
I can’t.
Do this.
See him.
Talk to either of them.
But I’m not a coward, despite my idiocy of the last months. I don’t run or cower. I face the puck, cut off the angles, protect the crease.
Protect…
Myself.
I inhale, hold my breath for a long moment, and then I exhale, look at both of them. “I need some space,” I say.
Dan’s mouth presses flat.
Stefan takes a step toward me.
“From both of you.” I grind my teeth together. “Please respect that.”
Then I whirl on my heel and get the fuck out of this house.
