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"It's nothing!" Lena said, shoving her phone away.

Which, of course, meant it was definitely something. But if she wasn't ready to talk, I wasn't going to push. Probably something to do with Nate.

That lingering connection-the one where things are over but not really over-was something I understood too well.

Like me and Jace. Even after all this time and starting over, there were still threads that tied us together. It wasn't love anymore, but the history, the complications... those don't just disappear.

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out I was pregnant, she showed up with a basket

is wonderful! You're going to be a mom!"

the room.

right here. Come home and let me take care of you," she

that. But I also can't deny the care they gave me during the ten years I lived with them. Guilt-driven or not, it was real, and I benefited from it. "Lindey, you already have your hands full

intense. Moving back into their home would've been a disaster waiting to happen. But honestly, the past had left scars I couldn't ignore. There was a wall between

dimming her expression. The gray at her

out a soft sigh but managed to pull together a smile. "You're right.

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but her gaze begged me not to push her away completely. Lindey, that's very kind of you. Thank

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