Chapter 138

Is that what he wants?

I smile. “I’ve loved you for a long time,” I tell him.

A month ago, I never would’ve admitted such a thing. But now, his pride. Mine. What does it matter?

Life is about love.

And love is everything.

He grins. “That’s good.”

He doesn’t give me back the words. I’m not sure he can. Aaron has been broken down

in ways that make my traumas seem tame.

That’s another part of life, I’m learning. Accepting people as they are.

And I accept him.

If this is all he can be. It’ll be enough for me.

I drag myself away on shaky legs.

I’m sore in certain places, but even that is kind of a turn-on, because it’s the things we did that make me overly sensitive. And it’s these residual feelings that will remind me

of him in the long hours to come until I see him again.

“I’ll pick you up for dinner tonight.”

My heart quickens at the thought of another night in his arms. Another ‘date.’ I nod.

“Okay.”

“Eight o’clock. Don’t be late.”

I slide back into my dress and grab my purse. I don’t bother with shoes.

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I’ll do my walk of sha me and take the elevator down a few floors.

In the whole scheme of things, what does it matter?

me all new perspectives on how

use them to keep

Crying won’t change things.

down, I wish

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The hours crawl by.

change clothes. When

waiting outside for me.

my side to the elevator, out of the

he walks me all the way

room.

whole door-to-door service very

with some of

can

he’ll be

you get stuck

looks offended. “I volunteered, Leah.

it that didn’t

me a favor, keep this on you at all times

to me. It’s not big. It looks like a giant pen. Only about an

of like an

“But I don’t have

not for you. And

I hole

It’s

Someone comes at you, you slam that red

slide it into my

FO

I’ll never

round of beta testing shows promise,” he says to me. “We’ve run several thousand simulations and the model of learning with the

error of up to 5% is considered

are at stake, I’m not sure any mistake

error is as

I guess that is better

what happens now?” I ask

tests and begin scaling up the software. We will need to employ a separate organization to test the efficacy of

offense is only effective if

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