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“I love you,” I whispered, tears gathering on the brims of my eyelids.

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“Like a father?” he asked. “Like a brother? Like a friend?”

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My chin trembled. “Like you.” Sniffling, I turned away from him, pulling my hands free and retreating to the far side of the fireplace. “But I understand if you prefer a platonic relationship,” I said, my back to him as I hugged my middle. Why did it feel like my heart was being shredded? I felt as though I was losing him all over again, and I had only just found him.

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“I didn’t say that.”​​