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365 pages, Paperback
First published April 6, 2021
“I have loved this man for the past fucking eight years,” she says. “Waiting, hoping that he would somehow see me as not just your little sister but a woman who wanted nothing more than for him to notice.”
“I noticed you,” I say, pushing her hair behind her ear. “I noticed you. I noticed all of you.”
“I won’t let you be hurt.” He swallows. “I can’t. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”
“Then stay,” I whisper…
“Chelsea, I won’t be able to survive if anything happens to you.”
“I won’t be able to survive if you leave,” I tell him honestly, and I take the biggest leap of my life. I bend down and whisper. “Don’t leave me.”
“I see a man who deserves all the love in the world.” A hand comes up to cup my face. “I see a man who deserves people who stand with him and protect him.” I want to say something to her, but nothing comes out. “I see a man who deserves everything.”
“You are the most beautiful person I have ever met … From the moment I’ve seen you, you’ve been the woman I’m chasing in my dreams.”
“I have never wanted anything in this world the way I want you … Nothing and no one.”
He spots me with just a towel on. “Can you go and get dressed please” – he shuts his eyes tight – “and I’m going to pretend that my sister isn’t in the shower with you.
”I’m not in the shower.” I point at myself. “I’m out of the shower.” I point to him. “Which means I’m not in the shower with your sister.
“Thanks fuck,” he says.
“I mean, I just left her in the shower.” He groans as I walk over to my bedroom. “But I’m not in there with her now.”
“You have my heart.” He looks up at me. “For the rest of my life until my last dying breath, you have my heart.”