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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.

doesn’t. Kent just stares al

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as he does, I just start to…collapse,

much more important than everything? Than than

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I stare at him, and

to this man. Absolutely

then he cracks

breaking as he takes one step towards me, reaching out

it’s all

behind me, crossing the room in a flash and hurling myself in his arms, which wrap tight around me – desperate –

like he can’t ever let me go, tucking his head down against

the cloth of his shirt as if I could tear it

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