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Chapter 783

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Chapter 783

Nate wrapped Lena in his arms. "I'm sorry..."

He'd said that more times than "I love you," and honestly, she was over it.

"Then go," she said, gently peeling his arms off

He kissed her neck softly, lingering. "I'll try to make it back for lunch."

"There's no need," she replied, her voice steady. "Nate, let's break up."

Nate froze. "Lena..."

"Keira's uncle and aunt passed away. Yesterday," she said, her voice breaking just enough to show the weight of it.

Nate's brows knit. "What? That's impossible-her aunt wasn't that bad

their lives. Hand

and Lena's face

night, but he was too

"They could've waited

they didn't want to survive just

are you saying this is my

aunt, hadn't he? If he'd just made time for the surgery, given them even a sliver of hope-maybe, just maybe, they

shook. "No. I'm not

me?" His voice cracked, but

amazing-brilliant, even. But you're not

gaze dropped as she

"Lena...

it-how much time have we actually spent together? I know we're both busy and our jobs are huge. I get-that love isn't all romance and roses. But isn't the point of being with someone to have a safe place?

don't have that. When we need each other most,

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when you're here, your mind'somewhere elsework, patients, emergencies. Always something more

give me what I need as a boyfriend care, tine, presence. Maybe I'm just too ordinary for you,

laugh escaped her lips. "So yeah, let's break

swallowed hard, his throat tight. He couldn't argue-she

want to admit:

hadn't been there.

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