"I know I must have upset you earlier... Please don't say those things again. Being with you makes me so happy I could faint. Can you give me another chance?"
He begged humbly and fervently, leaving Rachel even more at a loss.
He always seemed to have a way of pulling her back in just when she was trying so hard to break free. But the more he did this, the more humiliated she felt.
"It's not like that," Rachel said, her eyes reddened. "It's all my fault. Why don't you blame me? I can't stay with you anymore."
Tears filled Leslie's eyes as he choked out, "So you love Connor more? What about the promises you made to me? Rachel, why don't I just smash my head here and now so you'll finally see who matters more to you!"
He seemed as if he could truly carry out such a reckless and insane a
