Jake's POV Her words stung, but I was not overly surprised by them. Hearing the words spoken, though, adds to the complete picture of chaos, disappointment, and emptiness that I have been feeling. "I made a mistake, Emily. I am human and I am bound to make mistakes. And here I am standing right before you telling you that I am trying to fix it." "How do you expect me to stand here and accept your apology after what you have done?" Her rejection hurts, it almost brings me to my knees reading that pain that is in her eyes. "Emily--" Automatically, I try to reach for her hand but she jerks away. "I will not do this with you, Jake. This is over and I know that if we were to go back in time, you would leave again in a heartbeat." "No! That is not what I would do. If I were to go back in

