“Oh right, so you can pursue your career with a girl you kissed once and another man’s baby in tow. Give me a break, Linc. That’s not how you saw your life playing out.”
“No, it’s not. But I would have happily taken it. If it meant havin’ you here with me.”
“Why do you say these things to me?”
“Because I don’t want you to ever forget how I feel about you. You’re not supposed to be with him. You’re supposed to be with me.”
My heart aches so much, knowing how much I’m hurting him. He doesn’t deserve this. He deserves so much more. Just because I’m miserable doesn’t mean he should be, too.
“Don’t you get it? I can’t be with you!” Digging deep for courage, I say the words I hope will push him away for good. “You need to move on, Linc.”
“Move on from what? The only girl I’ve ever loved. Impossible. You need to grow a backbone and tell yourhusbandyou’re in love with me.”
I gasp, his words inflating my heart but draining my soul. “Stop saying shit like that to me.”
“Why? Because it’s the truth?” he grits. “You know what, just forget it. I don’t want you here anyway.”
“Fuck you, Linc,” I scream, my voice raw with pent-up emotion.
“Fuck you!”
