"Pity nobody wants mine," I lament, glancing ruefully downwards at myself and pouting.Em coughs. I eye her. "What?" I ask, suspiciously."I want to ask you something, Bella. But you have to promise to keep it private.""Who'm I going to tell?" I ask, waving a hand. "Just the two of us here.""Promise," she says, leaning forward intently."I promise," I say, slightly distracted by how her breasts swing as she moves."What if I told you that I had a crush on someone?""Someone?" I ask."A girl someone," she says, dropping her gaze."I'd say whoever it was was a lucky woman," I reply, trying to hide the dismay I feel. "Very lucky.""Why?" she asks, reaching out to touch my knee."Because. Because, if I could have someone as loyal and loving as you, I'd never have to be afraid of being alone. I'd never have to fear waking up fifty and single, staring at the Reaper. I'd never be without someone to talk to, someone to hold me when it's dark and scary outside. Someone who'd let me love her
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