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LAURA - STILL IN THE PAST OR... DREAMS MAYBE?

I shook my head, trying to steady myself. "Josh-"

"Don't," he cut me off. "Don't say whatever bullshit excuse you've been telling yourself. Not tonight. It was a long ass flight, and I just... just listen."

I stared at him, my heart slamming against my ribs.

"I tried to let you go," he admitted, his voice rough. "I told myself you wanted this, that you were better off without me. That I was better off without you." He exhaled sharply. "But none of it was fucking true, Laura."

I swallowed hard, and my throat suddenly dried.

His eyes burned into mine. "Tell me you don't feel this."

The weight of his words settled in my chest, heavy and suffocating.

I wanted to lie.

I wanted to tell him that I had moved on, that I was happy, that he was just a ghost of something I barely remembered.

But I couldn't.

Because the truth was, standing here, with his hand wrapped around my wrist and his voice scraping against my skin like fire 0.00%

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I had never stopped feeling this.

I had never stopped feeling him.

And maybe, just maybe-.

I never would.

us,

closer, and I

free hand lifted, his fingers skimming my jaw, tilting my chin up

"Say it," he murmured.

at him, my entire body trembling. "Say

still love

sucked in a sharp

should have pushed him

of his

back like a coward. A sudden yank was pulling me forward, and before I could stop him, his lips crashed against mine. Everything around us

feel this with him, to let my

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different country. I was not doing this again. I pushed JOsh away and ran for an

that still clung to my body from the club. My heart was pounding, my mind spinning-not just from the alcohol, but from him. From everything he'd said. From the way he kissed me like he was making up for every second we'd been apart. Josh

have

have told him that this, we, were a terrible

didn't want to

Not to him.

Not to myself.

I know I hurt you. And I don't expect you to just forget everything because I finally pulled my head out of my ass. But Laura..." He exhaled sharply, taking a step closer. "I do want you to know that I see it now.

twisted something

that Paris was enough, that this life I had built

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forward without me, and I was standing

want to be

didn't want to be alone