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“Maybe I am. Maybe things have come too easily to me. But I’ve given you what you wanted. Sex without commitment—”
She snorted. “Like it’s not what you wanted too?”
“The sex absolutely. But you’re more than sex, Luce.”
“Then why won’t you fight for me?”
“Because I need you to fight for me.”
The silence that followed his words told him he’d stunned her almost as much as he’d stunned himself. But it was true. He needed her to fight for him, whether it was today or tomorrow. If she wasn’t willing to do that…
“I don’t ever want you to be embarrassed of me or regret being with me,” she finally said. “I don’t want to screw up your life.”
“Then don’t walk out of it,” he said. “Stay with me. Come to me. But do it only if you can commit and fight for what we have. I’ve got to go now, but think about what I’ve said, sweet thing. And take care of yourself.”
“You too,” she whispered.
And even though it was the hardest thing he’d ever had to do, Jamie hung up the phone.
