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Everything We Almost Said
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"Three weeks," Mara repeats, numb. "You were going to let me find out from a phone call." Theo looks at the table. "I didn't know how to say it." She pushes back from the booth. "You never do. That's the whole problem."
Theo catches her wrist, gentle. "Sit. Please. You're right, I'm a coward about the big stuff. But here it is: I love you. I've loved you since that night on the 22 bus when you fell asleep on my shoulder. I never said it because saying it makes it something I can lose." Mara sits back down, eyes wet. "You idiot," she whispers. "Me too. The whole time."
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