Chapter103

Ifitwerethesameasme,Iwouldnotcareandletitgo,likeawomanhascomeintomylife,butnowit'snot,IknowIloveKeith,andIwouldn'tletitwantto,uh,leavemebyitselfIjustrushedinandgrabbeditsarmbeforeitwalkedoutofthethreshold.

"Wait,Keith."Keithstopped,turnedaround,lookedatme,andaskedmetocontinuesaying,"Iwanttobewithyouallmylife."

Isaidthisinafaintvoice,butKeith'sexpressiondidn'tseemtobelieveme,soIrepeateditagain.

"Ireallywanttobewithyouallmylife,andIalsowanttohavechildrenwithyou,eithertwooradozen,butdon'tsaycanyouleaveme?Idon'tlikeit."

"Ididn'tsayIwasleaving,justletGwentdecide,"Keithsaid,whichmademefrown.

"Thedecisionistobreakup!"Igrowledandstaredintohisfaceashelookedatmemotionless,beforecontinuing:"Ichosetobewithyoufortherestofmylife,soyoudon'thavetoworry,IpromiseIwon'tcheat,no...Iswear,I'llbemorecareful.Don'tletanyonetouchit.It'seasytobetrusted."

"DoesGuwinhaveanythingtoprove?"Hestilldoesn'tbelieveit.Iletoutasigh,thenturnedaroundandsaid.