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Your Feelings For Him

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After a silent while, Emerson just looks… tired. Defeated. The weight of the conversation pressed down on him. He exhales slowly, his hands gripping his knees like he's steadying himself.

Then, finally, he begins.

"Mina, I di—"

"No, Emerson." I cut him off, shaking my head. "I actually think you meant those words. I know you. I know how you act when you say something you don't mean and you mean it." My voice wavers slightly. "I looked at you that night, and I knew—in my heart—that you meant it. So don’t sit here and tell me you didn’t."

I see his shoulders tense, but he stays quiet.

"And sitting there, at that dinner, all I could think was… if this is what you really think of me, what the hell am I even doing here?"

Emerson closes his eyes briefly, my words sinking in.

"Mina, no," he says softly. "I saw the change in you, but I didn’t know why. I didn’t know if it was because you didn’t want to be there, or because you were mad at Eric, or because of your sister, or even because of T
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