Elizabeth's POVI smiled, small and tired. “Then let me stay here for a while,” I said. “No questions, no judgment. Just us.”He hesitated, then nodded. “Alright. Just for a while.”He led me to the couch by the window. We sat side by side, the quiet stretching between us. He talked about work, about us. I listened, but my heart was full of something else — relief, warmth, the simple safety of being near him.At one point, I laughed. He looked at me like he hadn’t heard that sound in a long time.“I missed that,” he said softly.And for a moment, I forgot everything — Jennifer, Ethan, May, Joshua, the fear that followed me like a shadow.When my eyes darted to the clock hanging on the wall, I stood. “I should go before anyone notices,” I said.He nodded, but his eyes said something else — don’t go yet. Still, he walked me to the door.“Be careful, Liz,” he said. “Whatever you’re caught up in, promise me you’ll stay safe.”“I’ll try,” I said, smiling faintly.Then I left.***The after
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