I stumble out of the restaurant, my chest tight, my breath hitching as tears spill freely. Everything feels like too much, like I am drowning. Why did I even agree to talk to him? I thought I needed closure, but all I got was more reasons to feel like a fool. One mistake I could've handled, maybe. But multiple? How could I have been so blind?
"Thea!"
The sound of my name makes me pause mid-step. I blink, wipe at my tears, and turn. Jasper is standing a few feet away, his brows knitted together, his lips parted like he isn't sure what to say next. The next moment, he starts moving towards me until he is right in front of me.
My body moves before my mind can catch up, and suddenly, I'm hugging him, my face buried in his shirt, my fingers gripping his back like he might disappear if I let
