“And kittens, when upset, tend to scratch,” he added with a playful smile.
Feigning irritation, I stood up. “I’m older than you, you know!”
“By a year or two at most. Still just a wounded kitten,” he said, his voice light with amusement.
I looked at him seriously. “Harvey, I’ve been divorced. I even donated a kidney. My health isn’t great.”
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Chapter 7
My voice faltered as guilt crept in. I couldn’t bring myself to taint someone as pure as him with my fractured soul. “We’re not a good match.”
Silence hung between us, stretching long enough that I let out a barely audible sigh, thinking he’d finally understood. Rejection, after all, was simpler when dealt with directly.
“And so what?” Harvey’s voice broke the quiet.
I blinked. “What?”
“Just because you’ve had a failed relationship, a failed marriage, I’m not allowed to like you?” His eyes searched mine, unwavering. “Liking you is my business–it’s not something you get to control.”
He stood, closing the space between us, trapping me by the window as the light dimmed outside. “Tell me,” said, his voice low, “why don’t you think you deserve me?”
Caught off guard, I lowered my gaze. “I’m not good enough for you, Harvey.‘
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The words barely escaped my lips before I felt the gentle warmth of his touch on my forehead. He pressed a soft kiss there.
“Don’t say that,” he whispered. “To me, you’re the most captivating, the most wonderful person I’ve ever known.
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