As soon as the girl in question had given it up, they lost all interest. The thing that destroyed me now was that Alex was willing to sacrifice herself for someone who didn’t deserve her, and that asshole was me. Yes, I wanted her, probably more than I had wanted anything in my life. But the price was too high. I wanted to be able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning. “Alex …” She didn’t answer me. She just shook her head. I glanced down at Finn, who had curled up at the foot of the couch. I was seriously wondering if my dog would take a chunk of my leg as I approached her. “Have you ever wanted something so badly that it clouded your judgment?” I asked quietly. She laughed, but it was high-pitched and breathless. “Yeah. Duh. You!” Walking over to her, I knelt in front of her and kept an eye on my dog, who was regarding me warily. Fucking ingrate. I reached forward carefully and wiped the tears from her cheeks. “Then we have the same problem,” I sighed. “And Alex, I’m not going to do something that you’re going to regret tomorrow.”
