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Chapter 783

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Chapter 783

Nate wrapped Lena in his arms. "I'm sorry..."

He'd said that more times than "I love you," and honestly, she was over it.

"Then go," she said, gently peeling his arms off

He kissed her neck softly, lingering. "I'll try to make it back for lunch."

"There's no need," she replied, her voice steady. "Nate, let's break up."

Nate froze. "Lena..."

"Keira's uncle and aunt passed away. Yesterday," she said, her voice breaking just enough to show the weight of it.

Nate's brows knit. "What? That's impossible-her aunt wasn't that bad

lives.

punch, and Lena's face

night, but he was too caught up in work to ask. Now it

could've waited the surgery might've

they didn't want to survive just to keep suffering,"

you saying this is my

visited Keira's uncle and aunt, hadn't he? If he'd just made time for the surgery, given them even a sliver of hope-maybe, just maybe,

head shook. "No.

up with me?" His voice cracked,

even. But you're not

gaze dropped as she fought

"Lena...

together? I know we're both busy and our jobs are huge. I get-that love isn't all romance and roses. But isn't the point of being with someone to have a safe place? Someone to lean on when you're

shook her head. "We don't have that. When we need each other

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even when you're here, your mind'somewhere elsework, patients, emergencies.

can't give me what I need as a boyfriend care, tine, presence. Maybe I'm just too ordinary for you, but I

lips. "So yeah, let's

throat tight. He couldn't

admit: when she'd been kidnapped and

he

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