I
slapped
his
pizza
out
of
his
hand.
He
put
his
head
down.
“What
do
you
mean,
you
got
selfish?”
He
folded
his
hands
and
acted
like
I
hadn’t
violated
his
space.
“It’s
been
four
years.
You
could
have
moved
on.
When
I
realized
you
were
there,
in
my
house,
I
couldn’t
help
myself.
Maybe
Ivy
knew
I’d
be
that
way
about
you.
I
don’t
really
care.
From
the
moment
that
I
knew
you
were
there
with
me,
all
I
wanted
to
do
was
be
with
you.
I
even
warned
you
that
there
were
things
you
didn’t
know.
I
wanted
to
tell
you.
I
would
have,
if
you
hadn’t
have
run
out.
I
never
wanted
things
to
happen
the
way
they
did.”
“Great,
now
I
feel
more
used
than
before.
Thanks
for
clearing
that
up!”
I
tossed
my
pizza
back
into
the
box
and
shut
it.
Stosh
put
his
hand
over
mine,
catching
me
off
guard.
I
pulled
away.
“Will,
I
know
it
seems
that
way,
but
I
waited
for
so
long
to
hear
you
say
you
loved
me.
Do
you
blame
me
for
wanting
to
have
a
couple
days
of
heaven?
Didn’t
you
feel
happy
too?”
I
shook
my
head.
“Of
course
I
enjoyed
it.
I
felt
like
I
finally
had
a
chance
at
being
happy.
I
felt
like
I
had
my
best
friend
back.”
Try
as
I
may,
I
couldn’t
stop
the
tears
this
time.
He
may
as
well
have
been
ripping
my
heart
out
of
my
chest
with
his
bare
hands.
He
ran
his
hands
through
his
hair
and
then
covered
his
face.
“You
don’t
know
how
much
I
want
that.”
I
could
tell
that
he
was
genuinely
upset.
It
was
so
hard
for
me,
because
I
could
never
stop
loving
him.
Sure,
I
hated
what
he’d
done
to
me,
but
my
heart
and
my
mind
were
not
on
the
same
page.
“Does
she
know
you’re
here?”
He
shook
his
head.
“Hell
no!
Ever
since
that
night,
she’s
been
staying
at
your
parents.
I
know
she’s
up
to
something,
but
I
have
no
idea
what
it
is.”
“I
wish
I
could
believe
that.”
I
started
to
turn
away,
but
he
grabbed
my
arm
and
held
it
tight.
“What
the…”
“Listen
to
me.”
He
finally
let
go
of
my
arm.
“If
there
was
a
way
to
make
things
right,
would
you
give
me
another
chance?”
His
face
was
dead
serious.
I
didn’t
know
whether
to
follow
my
mind
or
my
heart.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
I
couldn’t
see
it
happening.
“It’s
not
possible.”
Stosh
started
pacing
around
the
kitchen.
“Dammit,
it
is
possible.
I’m
going
to
do
whatever
it
takes,
because
those
two
days
with
you
were
the
best
days
of
my
life.
I
wasn’t
lying
about
that.”
“I
think
you
are
going
to
say
whatever
you
can
think
of
to
get
in
my
good
graces.
Do
you
have
any
idea
how
I
feel?
Do
you
have
a
clue
about
what
you’ve
both
done
to
me?”
He
looked
down
at
the
ground.
“Yes.
I
know
exactly
what
you’re
going
through.
I
wish
I
could
take
it
back.”
“Why
are
you
here,
Stosh?
What
could
you
possibly
have
on
my
sister
that
would
make
everything
you’ve
done
better?”
He
approached
me,
getting
close
enough
to
touch
me,
except
he
didn’t.
“I
can’t
tell
you.”
“Just
leave!
Drive
back
home
and
forget
about
ever
knowing
me.
I’m
so
sick
of
all
of
this.
I
just
want
to
live
my
life.
I’m
tired
of
the
drama
that
comes
with
being
a
part
of
your
and
my
sister’s
lives.”
I
walked
over
and
grabbed
the
pizza
box.
He
saw
what
I
was
doing
and
grabbed
it
out
of
my
hands.
“You
don’t
mean
that!”
I
grabbed
the
box
again,
ripping
it
away
from
his
hands.
“Yes
I
do!”
He
wouldn’t
give
up.
He
grabbed
the
box
and
tossed
it
on
the
floor.
“I
don’t
believe
you.
If
you
love
me
half
as
much
as
I
love
you,
then
I
know
you’re
lying.”
He
was
staring
right
at
me,
challenging
what
I’d
said
to
him.
I
didn’t
know
how
to
respond.
Even
as
furious
as
I
was,
he
was
right.
I
was
still
in
love
with
him.
In
fact,
I
couldn’t
see
myself
loving
anyone
else.
“Why
does
it
even
matter
to
you,
Stosh?
We
can’t
be
together
and
you
know
it.”
He
reached
over
and
brushed
my
cheek
with
the
back
of
his
hand.
“Ivy
thinks
she’s
won.
I’ve
been
on
to
her
since
this
all
began.
That’s
why
I
couldn’t
tell
you.
I
thought
I
could
handle
it
all
without
you
getting
hurt.
I
have
a
plan
to
destroy
your
sister,
but
I
have
to
let
this
all
play
out
for
it
to
work.
I
need
more
time.
Things
have
to
happen
before
I
can
step
in.
I
just
need
you
to
trust
me.”
I
shook
my
head.
“I
don’t
think
I
can.”
He
grabbed
both
of
my
hands
and
I
didn’t
pull
away.
“You
have
to.”
He
brought
my
hands
up
to
his
lips
and
kissed
them.
“There’s
something
else
you
need
to
know,
Will.
It
has
to
do
with
why
your
sister
wanted
you
to
be
with
me.”
“What?
What
now?”
“Your
sister
came
home
one
night
drunk.
She
was
a
crying
mess.
After
she
threw
up
all
over
herself,
she
got
so
belligerent,
that
she
admitted
to
not
being
able
to
have
children
again.
She
cried
all
night
about
not
being
able
to
give
me
a
child
of
my
own.”
“And
this
has
what
to
do
with
me?”
“You’re
a
smart
girl,
Willow.
Think
about
it.”
“She
wanted
me
to
be
a
surrogate
or
something?”
“That
would
have
been
too
easy
for
your
sister.
She
doesn’t
want
you
to
carry
her
baby,
she
wants
to
take
away
yours.”
My
mouth
dropped
when
it
instantly
hit
me
like
a
ton
of
bricks.
“It’s
not
possible.
You
can’t
get
pregnant
any
time
of
the
month.
The
average
woman
is
only
fertile
for
forty
eight
hours.”
“Two
days,
right?
Yeah,
all
it
took
was
for
you
to
complain
to
her
about
having
your
period.
I
guess
you
talked
to
her
about
it
ruining
some
plans
you
had
a
while
back.
Even
I
could
get
a
calendar
and
look
up
when
you
should
be
ovulating.”
I
was
already
crying.
That
was
taking
revenge
to
a
whole
different
level.
“Why
would
she
want
me
to
have
your
child?
Isn’t
that
against
everything
she’s
ever
wanted?”
He
sat
down
on
the
carpet
flooring
and
put
his
hands
over
his
face.
“Willow,
you’re
twins.
The
baby
would
share
the
same
DNA
as
if
it
were
her
own.
She
wanted
you
to
get
pregnant
and
then
she
was
going
to
try
to
get
custody.
With
your
parents
being
so
against
you,
she
knew
she
had
a
chance
of
winning.
They
see
you
as
a
threat.
Right
now,
your
parents
are
all
about
comforting
Ivy.
They’re
going
to
do
whatever
it
takes
to
make
her
happy,
since
we
allegedly
stabbed
her
in
the
back.”
“That
is
the
stupidest
plan
I
ever
heard
of.
How
could
she
have
known
that
I’d
sleep
with
you?
Who
in
the
hell
would
even
think
they
could
pull
off
something
like
this?
Did
you
think
you
would
just
knock
me
up
and
steal
my
kid?”
I
picked
up
a
piece
of
packing
tape
and
threw
it
towards
him.
“How
could
you
use
me,
Stosh?
How
could
you
rip
out
my
heart
like
you
did?”
I
was
so
angry
and
hurt.
If
I
had
a
gun,
I
could
have
shot
them
both.
“She
said
she
knew
it
would
work.
I
didn’t
ask
her
any
questions,
but
somehow
she
was
sure.
I
wish
you
knew
how
much
I
can’t
stand
her.
When
she
woke
up
after
her
drunken
confession,
I
told
her
only
half
of
what
she’d
admitted.
I
knew
that
when
the
time
came,
I’d
be
able
to
use
the
knowledge
I
had
against
her.
Look,
I
get
that
you
hate
me
right
now.
I
know
I
fucked
up,
but
I’m
going
to
make
it
right.
I’ll
wait
for
you;
as
long
as
it
takes.
I
have
a
plan.”
He
pulled
me
into
a
hug,
that
I
didn’t
respond
to.
I
just
stood
there
frozen
in
place.
“Is
that
all
you
came
to
say,
because
I
still
feel
like
I’m
missing
a
big
part
of
the
puzzle?
Granted,
learning
that
my
sister
thought
she
could
knock
me
up
and
then
steal
my
baby
was
a
hell
of
thing
to
hear.”
I
took
a
couple
steps
back
and
leaned
against
the
counter.
He
walked
over
and
leaned
beside
me.
“You
wouldn’t
have
listened
if
I
tried
to
call.”