PART 6 CHAPTER 199
LUKE
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I took a shaky breath as Jessica's eyes bore into me, filled with hurt and disbelief. The silence between us felt like an endless canyon, too wide to cross. My chest ached to see her like this, raw and vulnerable.
She had become this... this tame being. The fire that was Jessica-the one who fought with me, outran me-wasn't there anymore. Or maybe it was, and I just needed to kindle it back to life.
"You don't get to come here and say these things now." Her voice was barely a whisper, but it cut through me like a knife. "I've tried so hard to move on, to forget everything we had, but you... you're like this scar etched into me." She dropped her face into her hands, the wo Without thinking, I dropped to my knees in front of her. I
reached for her hands, her skin warm against mine, soft and familiar. Her face was buried, and for a moment, I could barely breathe. "Jess..." I whispered, my voice rough as I brought her hands to my lips, pressing a kiss to each of her knuckles.
word feeling like it weighed a ton. "I know I don't deserve to say this. I
you out, to tell
lying again. Maybe you guys do..."I stopped Jess from finishing
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story. That's all. I can't believe I didn't piece it together sooner the timeline. I guess I was blinded by the fact that I got a a do-over. That's all. I got lost in it all."I confessed to
something raw and broken. "More than I thought I could love anyone. I tried to let go, to cut you out, but you... you're burned
cheek, catching a stray tear, and I felt the walls I'd built up over the years shattering, piece by piece. "I know it's too much to ask," I managed, barely able to keep my voice steady, "but I need you,
me prove to you that I can be
full of something I couldn't quite read-hope, fear, maybe both. For a moment, neither of us moved, and then her gaze dropped to my lips, lingering. And just like that, every last bit of restraint I'd
my lips softly against hers, tentative, careful. Her fingers tightened in mine, and she kissed me back, her lips warm and
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