THE WEIGHT OF LOVING YOU
I asked, trying to make it sound like a joke—something light, teasing—but my voice cracked at the edges.
Lucas winced. “Yeah. I mean—look. If your man doesn’t know what he has, I might just take you.”
I turned to him then, fully. No smile. No teasing left in me. “Lucas,” I said softly, but the edge in my voice was clear. “I love my husband. Don’t push it. I’m not leaving him.”
His expression shifted—something quiet and sincere settling there. “I know,” he said, nodding. “I really do. I just… I want you happy, Jess. That’s all. I swear.”
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