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I have loved you since I was ten. Since you left a paper airplane and flowers in my fort. I love you. I have always loved you.
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Collisions on crossroads. West and I were nothing but collisions on crossroads.
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Sooner or later, our paths would drift apart again. We never seemed to be going in the same direction, and this time was no different. Heβd stay because he belonged. Iβd leave because I didnβt.
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We were like kindling. All we needed was an ember, and we went up in flames.
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When Indya Keller was in Montana, she was mine. Even when she wasnβt.
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Time vanished. The years between us melted away. The mistakes, the regrets, turned to ash. A century wouldnβt dull this fire. Not with Indya.
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I loved her. I fucking loved that woman. Iβd loved her my whole damn life.
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Chemo. It was supposed to be medicine, but sometimes he called it poison.
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Fuck you, cancer. Fuck you.
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Never again. I never want to see you walk away from me again.
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My girl can cry whenever the fuck she wants.
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We were living a dream together. On the Haven River Ranch.
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It bothers me that I didnβt know you wear nightgowns. It bothers me that I donβt know if you like red wine or white. Waffles or pancakes. Summer or winter.
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I want everyone to know youβre mine. Employees. Guests. Anyone who sets foot on this ranch. We were a secret for too long, baby. Iβm not hiding this anymore.
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Kissing Indya was as natural as breathing. It should be. Iβd been kissing her since I was a kid.
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My love for reading was the only hobby Mom and I had in common. She always let me pack extra books on our trips. In Paris, sheβd shopped for handbags at boring designer stores. Iβd insisted we go to Princesβ Park, where the Paris Saint-Germain football club played. But the day weβd had the most fun was when weβd bounced from bookshop to bookshop together.
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Woman.β He rubbed a hand over his jaw, covering a smile. βSometimes I wonder if you were born to argue with me.
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loved her. I fucking loved that woman. Iβd loved her my whole damn life.
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When Indya Keller was in Montana, she was mine.
Even when she wasnβt.
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I knew her heart. I knew her laugh. I knew her shrugs and the way she looked every time she was fighting tears. But that wasnβt enough Not anymore.
βIt bothers me that I know you, Indy. And I donβt.
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Is this real?β
βWeβve always been real, Indy.β He leaned back, taking my face in his hands. βIβll prove it to you tonight. And every night, for the rest of your life.
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I have loved you since I was ten. Since you left a paper airplane and
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Should it hurt this much? Weβd had years preparing for Dadβs death. Years of him reminding us that he was still alive, just not for long. Iβd give anything to hear him say those two words again. Still alive. Fuck you, cancer. Fuck you.
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Did he ever think about us? I did. Every day. Every hour. It was beautiful torture.
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I bought it for you. I came for you. I have loved you since I was eight years old.
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Collisions on crossroads. West and I were nothing but collisions on crossroads. Sooner or later, our paths would drift apart again.
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Iβd loved West Haven for what felt like my entire life. Even though Iβd never said the words. Even though Iβd never made him a promise. Even though Iβd married another man. West was mine. Even though he wasnβt.
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Will you still want me if Iβm a crying girl?β I sniffled. West ran his thumb across my bottom lip. βMy girl can cry whenever the fuck she wants.
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My wishes came true,β she whispered. βSo did mine.
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Collisions on crossroads. West and I were nothing but collisions on crossroads. Sooner or later, our paths would drift apart again. We never seemed to be going in the same direction, and this time was no different.
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She was smilingβTara was always smiling.
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