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She’d never said that. Not once. All she’d been trying to do was get him to consider his options.
Don’t you get it? He’s pushing you away. Trying to cut and run like he always does.
He’d just made it painfully clear that his future didn’t include her. Once she flew home, she’d probably never hear from him again.
Even if she wanted more, she wouldn’t beg for it.
Time to cut her losses while she still had an ounce of dignity left.
“You’re right. Clearly, our lives aren’t headed in the same direction.” Her throat was so dry it hurt to swallow. “Which means there’s no reason for us to stay together.”
“Isn’t that what we said from the beginning? That we wouldn’t worry about the future?”
“I’m talking about now.” She gritted out the words. “I’m done, Rick.”
“You’re ending things now?” His voice was ragged with pain. “Just like that?”
If she took it all back, they could still enjoy their remaining time together—ten days in Cyprus, followed by a glorious week in Athens. But the longer she was with him, the more it would hurt when he left. And he would leave. It was inevitable.
“I’m sorry. I can’t do this anymore.” Fighting back the sting of tears, she turned and left the library. She couldn’t cry in front of him. She’d already made herself vulnerable enough.
Wanting to put some distance between them, she kept walking until she’d reached the road leading to the village. When the sobs finally came, they racked her entire body. Her heart ached at the way Rick had deliberately pushed her away. After the intimacy they’d shared, she’d secretly hoped he might want more than another two weeks together.
She was wrong.
What did you expect? He never promised you anything.
Right from the start, he’d told her his life was uncertain. Even when he’d talked about returning to California, he never said he wanted a relationship. But that hadn’t stopped her from dreaming about it or imagining a future where they ended up together.
But clearly, he didn’t share her feelings. If he had, he would have asked her opinion about Turkey. But he didn’t need it because he’d always planned to move on without her.
She’d told herself she could handle a fling.
But somewhere along the way, she’d made the terrible mistake of falling in love with Rick Langston all over again.
