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He stared at me for a long moment before releasing a shaky breath. “At least that.”
“Yeah,” I croaked out.At least that.
“Do you still care about me?”
“Yes,” I replied honestly.
“Do you care about him?”
I didn’t answer his question.
I couldn’t.
I wasn’t that cruel.
“Do you like him more than you like me?”
“It’s different.”
“So, what are you telling me, Aoif?” His eyes searched mine and I was incredibly impressed with how calm he was remaining. It actually made this harder because he was being the sweet guy he was when we first met, which made me feel like the biggest dick in Ballylaggin. “Are you saying that you want to be with him?”
“No.” I shook my head. “That’s not going to happen.”
“I don’t understand.” His brows furrowed. “If you haven’t been with him and don’t plan on being with him then why?”
“I just needed to tell you, okay?” I wiped my cheek and exhaled shakily. “I needed to get it off my chest.”
Paul was quiet for a very long time before speaking again. “I need to tell you something.”
“Is it going to hurt?”
“It could.”
“As bad as what I just told you hurt?”
“Maybe a bit worse.”
Oh god.“Is it about those rumors?”
“Sort of.”
Exhaling a shaky breath, I nodded for him to continue.
“I, ah…” Exhaling a pained breath, he looked down at his feet and said, “I slept with someone.”
Well crap.
“You lost your virginity?” That hurt worse than I had expected it to. “To who?”
“A girl from Tommen.”
“So it was true.” My breath caught in my chest, and I forced myself to remain calm and show him the same decency that he had shown me. “What’s her name?”
“Bella.” He dropped his head in his hands and groaned, “Bella Wilkinson.”
“When?”
“Afteryou broke up with me at Halloween.”
