He lowered his head and kissed my fingertips, tears streaming down his face as he begged me not to leave him. "Nina, it was never a burden. Being with you, I always wanted that. I truly know I was wrong. I won't get involved with Rachel anymore. Didn't you always want to go public? Let's do it. I'll tell everyone you're my girlfriend, the one I'm going to marry."
Once, I would have dreamed of hearing those words. Now they barely stirred a ripple in my heart.
I shook my head gently. "Gavin, I don't love you anymore."
He looked up at me, and for the first time, he saw the finality in my eyes. His shoulders sagged, as if something inside him had broken.
He finally understood. The girl who had chased him for over twenty years was serious this time. She really didn't want him anymore.
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