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She shook her head - all the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat.
“Wait...please...”
“Liv...I have to go,” he said, his eyes looked hollow.
Liv let out a little sob as he turned and walked away.
Chapter Forty-Seven
She checked the time- again. Three hours. She’d been pacing in front of his apartment for three hours. After they’d talked, she’d run back to her apartment to shower and change before heading back to his place. She needed to talk with him face-to-face.
A news alert had popped onto her phone about an hour ago - the bill had passed. They were sending it to the House, but it should be on the President’s desk by the end of the week.
She cried when she saw it.
Another peek at her phone - only two more minutes had passed. Maybe she would walk outside for a minute. She was losing her mind waiting at his apartment. She punched the elevator button and tapped her foot restlessly while she waited.
The door opened.
Oh.
“What...how did you know I was here?” Will said, walking off the elevator.
“Lucky guess,” she said. She followed him to his door.
“When was the last time you slept,” she said. “Or eaten.”
“Doesn’t matter,” he said, turning the key and opening the door.
“Can I come in?”
He didn’t answer but motioned her inside.
“Will...”
“I wanted to tell you,” he said, his voice low. “I didn’t want to hurt you, but I didn’t have any other way.”
