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“Break up?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“We were just about to have sex, Asher. You want to break up?”

“I didn’t mean to make you think… I just…”

“You want to break up with me?”

“I’m sorry,” she said as she turned to him. “You’re a great guy, but I don’t see a future for us.”

“Since when?”

“I’ve been feeling this way for a couple of weeks, I think.”

“A couple of weeks?”

“Maybe longer. I don’t know. I don’t think it’s fair to keep doing this when I know it’s not going to go anywhere.”

“You’ve wanted to end things for a couple of weeks?”

“Maybe. I don’t know. It was unclear at first, but I know now. I’m sorry. I think it’s for the best. You deserve someone who can see everything with you.”

“And you can’t?” Gavin asked as he stood up.

“No,” she said honestly.

“Not at all? Asher, we were just talking about you meeting my parents.”

“I know,” she replied.

“And you said you wanted to.”

“I know,” she repeated.

“I’m so confused right now. What happened?”

“Nothing happened. I don’t know how else to explain it. I’m going through something right now, and I need to… go through it alone, I think.”

“Going through something? Like what?”

“I’m not ready to talk about it. I’m sorry.”

“So, you’re going through something, and you want to do it without me?” Gavin ran his hand over his mouth. “Are you seeing someone else? Is there another–”

“No,” Asher replied quickly. “I’m not cheating on you, Gavin.”

“Do you need time to figure whatever it is you’re going through out or something? I can give you time.”

“Gavin, it’s not time that I need. It’s not working. I–”

“It was working just fine when you said you wanted to meet my parents last week.”

“I’m sorry,” she said again.

He nodded and said, “Okay. I’ll go home and give you time or space or whatever it is you need, and we can talk in a few days.”

“Gavin, talking in a few days won’t change my mind,” she said.

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