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“Mav, please, talk to me,” I said as I rubbed ht and cold

“Nothing to talk about”

“I’ll coplans in my head as I yanked on my pants

“Eli-”

I shook my head and said, “No, it’s fine I’ll have Brennan watch Baby and I’m sure I can find someone to take my shift at the hospital If not, they’ll be okay without me for a few days…”

“Eli”

I kept talking since I knehat the tone in Mav’s voiceBaby home for me so Brennan can pick him up?”

“Damn it, Eli! I don’t want you to come!”

I froze at that because I hadn’t expected hiht out and say it His voice was cold and dead I turned around and saw that he’delse

“Mav, you shouldn’t do this alone”

“I’ve been doing this shit alone e all that for you? Because you’re a good fuck?”

Pain ripped through h I tried to tellout and didn’tmy eyes

“Just go home,” Mav bit out, more quietly this time and then he disappeared into the bathrooe I hadn’t noticed Babyback and forth between us, but when I sat down on the edge of the bed, the dog shoved his nose against et dressed despite the sudden physical ache in my body and when Mav didn’t coetI’d packed the day before e’d picked up Baby I sat down on the couch in the hopes that Mav ht come out, which he eventually did a few h the double doors leading to the bedroom, he slid the Hell, it was probably because they didn’t lock Either way, he’d already locked me out of his heart