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“But it’s not what I want. Shouldn’t I have the freedom to make my own choices and live life on my own terms?”
“Yes,” I whispered. “But you are still young. In time, you might change your mind. Going to college doesn’t mean you have to give up on your dream, it’s keeping your options open.”
“Did you give Ellie the same pep-talk before you married her? She wasn’t much younger than me. I saw the newspaper clipping of your marriage. She was eighteen. Just graduated from high school when you made her your wife.”
“This isn’t about her,” I deadpanned.
“You are right. I’m not Ellie. I am my own person of my own mind. I know what I want, just like she did. So why are you trying to change my mind?”
“I’m not. I just think you’ll be happier around people your own age.”
“And what about Cameron?”
“What about him?”
“He’s six years old, Chase. I am his legal guardian. I don’t have the luxury of choice like most people my age. I have a brother who needs me.”
“Don’t you have any other relatives who could help?”
“You mean pawn my brother off on them while I run away from my responsibilities?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then speak clearly, Chase. No need to beat around the bush with me.”
“I’m just saying if there was someone who could watch Cameron while you went to school, it would be better for the both of you.”
“I see. You must really hate me. I don’t understand why, but from the moment you met me, you’ve tried your damndest to get away from me. Message received. I won’t bother you again,” she said, turning on a dime marching away from me.
I chased after her.
Grabbing her arm, I quickly turned to her to face me.
She had tears in her eyes again.
Fuck.
“Just leave me alone,” she whimpered.
“I don’t hate you, Skylar Rose.”
“Yes, you do. You don’t want me near you. You hate that King forced you to work with me. I see how you glare at me all the time. You despise me. You want me gone.”
“That’s not true.”
“Don’t lie to me, Chase. I know what I saw. Maybe I should just take Cameron and go home. At least there, I know we’re wanted.”
Grabbing her shoulders, I pulled her close to me. “I don’t hate you,Skylar Rose. Don’t leave. Don’t go.”
“Why would I stay when I’m not wanted?”
“Because I want you to stay,” I whispered, before crushing my mouth over hers.
The second my lips touched hers, everything evaporated.
All my anger.
All my fear.
