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" Tell me it had nothing to do with me. That Sarah didn't end things because of this—this thing between us. That since I've been out of your life, she hasn't been reconsidering everything. Just tell me that, if that's the truth, Alex. Tell me I'm not the reason you're not married with kids right now, and everything else you wanted."
He stares at me, face terse, eyes dark and cloudy.
"Tell me," I beg, and he just stares at me, the silence of the room adding to the buzz inside my skull.
Finally, he shakes his head. "Of course it's because of you. "
― Emily Henry , People We Meet on Vacation
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" You’re not a vacation, and you’re not the answer to my career crisis, but when I’m in a crisis or I’m sick or I’m sad, you’re the only thing I want. And when I’m happy, you make me so much happier. I still have a lot to figure out, but the one thing I know is, wherever you are, that’s where I belong. I’ll never belong anywhere like I belong with you. No matter what I’m feeling, I want you next to me. You’re home to me, Alex. And I think I’m that for you too. "
― Emily Henry , People We Meet on Vacation