Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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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

their lives. Hand

words hit like a punch, and Lena's face twisted with pain he'd never

her mood shift last night, but he was too caught up in work to

whispered. "They could've

didn't want to survive just to

you saying this

made time for the surgery, given them even a sliver of hope-maybe, just maybe, they wouldn't

head shook. "No. I'm

up with me?" His voice

you're amazing-brilliant, even. But you're not boyfriend

gaze dropped as she fought

"Lena...

been together for months, Nate. Really think about it-how much time have we actually spent 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

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

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mind'somewhere elsework, patients, emergencies. Always something

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

laugh escaped her lips. "So yeah, let's break

hard, his throat tight. He couldn't argue-she was right. Every

part he didn't want to admit: when she'd been kidnapped and hurt, hadn't been

he