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My eyes go immediately to the door of Kent’s office at the bottom of the stairs, which is – as

as I hoped still standing wide. open, light spilling out of it. When I get to the landing I cross to the door as quietly as I can, peeking inside.

He’s there, as I knew he’d be, though he’s never in there this late. Kent is giving me every opportunity to do precisely what I’m doing: swallowing my pride. I watch him as he leans over hist desk, looking at something on his computer, his face turned a little away from me.

And, still a little angry that he’s making me do this, I lean myself against his door frame, my arms crossed over my chest, and I wait.

Kent glances towards the door as he turns his face away from his computer and he freezes a little when he sees me standing there in silence. And then, slowly, he gets to his feet, slipping his hands into his pockets, leveling his gaze at me.

And I stare right back, setting my jaw, staring at him.

Because I’m the one who made the first move – I came down here, after all. I swallowed my pride. He can damn well meet me halfway and say the first word.

Kent just stares

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I just start to…collapse, inside.

– that’s so much more important than everything? Than than all of this? Than us? Whatever we are?

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stare at him, and my lip starts to tremble, and my knees start

nothing to this man.

then he cracks too.

voice breaking as he takes

all I

the door shut behind me, crossing the room in a flash and hurling myself in his arms, which wrap tight

me go, tucking his head down

burying my face against his chest, letting my pride fly away, wrapping my fingers in the cloth of his shirt as if I could tear

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