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Maybe there’s a reason I’ve never said I loved anyone before. Maybe because love itself is forever for me but not for her. I hate the idea of her ever having loved another when I haven’t.
“I’ve been in love before,” she says, “and I’ve found that it’s not forever.”
“I see.” But I don’t see. I just feel a thick nausea that wants to consume me.
“But let me be honest with you,” she says. “What I feel for you is stronger. Stronger than anything I’ve ever felt before. It frightens me, the intensity of it.”
I cup her cheek. “It frightens me too.”
“It’s just… I have been in love before, so I know this is different. If you’ve never been in love before, then what if… What if this isn’t really love for you, Brock?”
“How can you say that? I’ve never said those three words to anyone. This is something I’ve truly never felt, and it’s… It’s something I never imagined. Right now, I can’t imagine being with anyone but you, Rory. Why do you think that’s going to change?”
“I don’t necessarily think it’s going to change. But you and I both know that you’re young and you’re kind of a playboy.”
“I am young. But I’m no longer a playboy. I haven’t been able to think of anyone but you since we started this, and that’s never happened to me before.”
“My God… How can I love you this much? You’re so not who I thought I’d end up with.” She breaks into her dazzling smile.
“However much you love me,” I say, “I love you just as much or more. You’re everything to me, Rory. Every fucking thing.”
“So if I’m pregnant…”
“If you’re pregnant, we deal with it. We become parents. But if you’re not… I’d like to wait a little while. If that’s okay with you.”
“Relationships are a two-way street. I know that. So we’ll come to some kind of compromise. I mean, it’s not like we’re engaged or anything.”
“We’re in love. Right now, let’s just concentrate on that.”
She closes her eyes and exhales. Then she opens them. “All right. With everything else going on in both our lives, I think being in love and concentrating on that sounds perfect.”
And with those words, I love her even more.
I stand then, take her hand, and lead her to my bedroom.
We undress each other slowly, and then we lie naked on the bed, and we kiss each other. We kiss for a long time.
I grab a condom from my nightstand drawer, sheath myself, and then I slide into her slowly. And we make love that way. Slowly and seductively.
And this time… I make sure she comes.
I jerk awake at the sound of my phone. Rory lies in my bed, sleeping soundly.
What the hell time is it anyway?
Four thirty a.m.
Who the hell is calling me at this hour?
I grab my phone. It’s Dale’s number.
“Dale, what is it? Is everything all right? Is it Uncle Talon?”
“Dad’s fine,” Dale says. “I’m sorry to alarm you. I’ve got Donny on the line as well.”
“Don?”
“I’m here.” Donny’s voice.
