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much information. I nodded. Yeah. Isaac had some issues with some guy he worked with
feeding him bullshit and trying to get his money. Isaac was pretty horrible. I mean, he never
cheated on Carter with that douchebag or anything like that, but Isaac can say some pretty mean
things when he wants to. He doesn t really mean them, but he just lashes out. Anyway, Isaac
might have had his reasons, but he was a jerk, and yet Carter stood by him.
Why wouldn t he? Will asked.
Why wouldn t he what?
Stand by him. If you love someone that s what you do. Isn t it?
I m not sure I would have, I admitted. I just don t know if I d ever compromise that
much or go through that kind of heartache. Carter was devastated, yet he still fought for him.
Is that a bad thing?
I shrugged. If it s real love, then it shouldn t be that hard, should it?
Are you saying you don t think what they have is real love?
No, I mean, yes, I do think it is, I said. I just don t think it should take therapy and
counseling for a couple to stay together. Then I realized how harsh that sounded. I don t
know& I mean, they re so happy and in love it s ridiculous, and truthfully, if going to therapy
helps them, then that s what it takes for them and I m all for that. I m just saying I don t know if
I would do that.
Will nodded slowly, thinking about what I d said. What exactly would you do for love?
he asked quietly.
I thought about that for a long moment, and when I looked at Will, he was looking at his
computer screen and I realized he d asked it as a rhetorical question.
He didn t want me to answer it, he wanted me to think about it. I frowned at that. After a
long moment, I asked, Will, what would you do for love?
He looked at me then and it appeared he almost laughed, like it was a completely
unbelievable question. What wouldn t I do for it?
He went back to his computer, typing out an email or something, and I went back to my
desk. I stared at my screen for a while, not really seeing anything on it.
Something had gotten under Will s skin lately, and I was starting to think maybe I
couldn t fix it. I hadn t noticed what was going on around me until Will leaned against my desk
with his jacket on, and I realized I was late to leave.
Shit, I mumbled, rushing to save the files open on my screen and shut my computer
down.
Will was quiet, and when I glanced up at him, he was staring out the window. I thought
that Jayden guy and I got on okay, he said quietly. I mean, we talked a bit and had some stuff
in common.
I didn t say anything. I just listened.
But when it was just us two, he asked me what was going on with me and you.
My voice was quiet. He what?
Will cleared his throat. He thought there was something between us and said he
wouldn t be someone s second choice.
I opened my mouth to say something, but was apparently too stunned to speak.
Will nodded and looked back out the window. Anyway, I told him there wasn t, but it
didn t matter. He stood up. That s what happened. I gotta get going. He looked at my still-
not-shut-down computer. You all right?
Um, yeah, I m fine, I told him. You go ahead. I ll see you tomorrow.
He nodded and disappeared toward the elevators while I sat there trying to get my
thoughts together. Well, that explained his reluctance to tell me.
And it also explained something else.
If Will was ever going to find happiness with someone, I needed to back off.
CHAPTER SIX
On Thursday, I told Will he had no choice. None. Zero. Nada.
If he helped organize me having my mother over for dinner on the weekend, he was
helping me go grocery shopping. No ifs, buts, or maybes.
Then, because Thursdays were a pretty good night to go out in Hartford, I dragged his
sorry ass to Kings.
We d had a few drinks, and when I pulled him out on to the dance floor and put my arms
around him, it was the first time I d seen him really smile all week.
Well, hello there, smiling stranger, I said to his lips. Haven t seen you for a while.
He rolled his eyes, but still smiled. We danced for a song or two, which was nothing
unusual. We danced together quite often.
I noticed a guy I hadn t seen before watching us, and the more attention I paid to him the
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