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“He’s been by your side every second.”
He stared at me for a heavy beat. “Marco and Amir. Never doubted they would be.”
“They’re good friends to you.”
His nostrils twitched. “Are you going to ask me about him?”
I brought his hand up to my forehead and exhaled. “No. I’m here for you.”
“He almost died. You know that, right?”
A tear tracked down my cheek. “Of course I know that.”
“You and him need to talk.”
I lifted my eyes to Julien’s. “I don’t know if we need to. I can’t—” my voice cracked as another fissure streaked down my broken heart. “I can’t go through this again, Julien. And this is…this is what it means to love Amir. It’s knowing being hurt is inevitable.”
He clucked his tongue. “You’ve got it all wrong, Princess Z. You need to talk to him. Let him explain.”
Sucking in a breath, I nodded once. “If he wants to talk to me, I’ll listen.”
“Good. Now stop talking to me so I can take a nap, woman. These bones won’t heal themselves.”
Despite all the sadness, violence, pain, and turmoil, I laughed. I held Julien’s hand, smiled at my beautiful, broken friend, and laughed.
