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Presidents! Stop Fighting for Me Billionaire Romance
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00:00:04I'd secretly bought a wedding dress, worked up every ounce of courage to propose to him.
00:00:09But as luck would have it, I was a few minutes late to the party that night.
00:00:13I walked in just as he was talking with his friends.
00:00:15I stood by the door, listening to the voices inside.
00:00:19Quinn.
00:00:19He lit a cigarette, grinned lazily.
00:00:21Yeah, I'm over it.
00:00:23Seven years, man.
00:00:25Wouldn't you be?
00:00:26The others laughed along.
00:00:27Fair point. Seven years, even a goddess gets old.
00:00:31Though Quinn's genuinely stunning.
00:00:33That body, too. Remember Ethan's birthday last year?
00:00:36She wore that red dress and every guy in the room couldn't look away.
00:00:40Seriously, Ethan, you used to be so crazy about her. You really done?
00:00:44Ethan's voice was flat.
00:00:45When do I ever say things I don't mean?
00:00:48So, you wouldn't mind if I went after Quinn?
00:00:51He blew out a smoke ring, barely interested.
00:00:53Go for it. As long as you're both fine with it.
00:00:56Dude, have some self-respect.
00:00:58You really want Ethan's leftovers?
00:01:00More laughter.
00:01:01I didn't go into that room that night.
00:01:03I texted him some excuse about a headache and went home.
00:01:05Ethan didn't ask a single question, just hung up.
00:01:08Whatever was left of my will to stay, it died that night.
00:01:28Take care.
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00:01:45Let's go to hang Sure.
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00:03:19Two days later, everyone in their circle was talking.
00:03:22Ethan was chasing some sophomore, performing arts school.
00:03:25Young, soft, naive.
00:03:27He always pursued others in a grand fashion, just like he did with me back then.
00:03:31Showering them with flowers, fancy cars, and jewelry.
00:03:34The girl couldn't resist his advances at all.
00:03:36They soon got together.
00:03:37At a friend's dinner, Ethan walked right in with her on his arm.
00:03:40The room went quiet the moment he stepped through the door.
00:03:43A few of my closer girlfriends shot me worried looks.
00:03:45I smiled.
00:03:46Why'd everyone go quiet?
00:03:48What are you all staring at?
00:03:49Ethan settled the girl into a seat and finally looked at me.
00:03:51Quinn.
00:03:53Perfect timing.
00:03:54Let's just say it plainly.
00:03:55Sure.
00:03:56Go ahead.
00:03:57Mia's young.
00:03:58She's genuine.
00:03:59I actually like her.
00:04:00I don't want to do her wrong.
00:04:01I gripped my hands together.
00:04:02The ring on my finger pressed into the flesh.
00:04:04Deep and sharp.
00:04:05But I couldn't feel a thing.
00:04:07He stroked the girl's hair.
00:04:08She deserves love real.
00:04:09I nodded lightly.
00:04:10I understand.
00:04:11We can still be friends.
00:04:13Anything you need, just say the word.
00:04:15That's okay.
00:04:16I smiled.
00:04:17Stood up.
00:04:17If it's over, let's make it clean.
00:04:19No point confusing anyone.
00:04:20Ethan raised an eyebrow.
00:04:22Slightly surprised.
00:04:23Fair enough.
00:04:24You all enjoy the dinner.
00:04:25I'll head out.
00:04:27Want the driver to take you?
00:04:28No.
00:04:28I'll grab a ride.
00:04:29I walked out and pulled the door shut behind me.
00:04:31Through the gap, I heard someone ask.
00:04:33How long do you give her this time?
00:04:35Two days.
00:04:37She seemed actually upset this time.
00:04:40I'll say a week.
00:04:41Ethan laughed cold.
00:04:42Three days.
00:04:43She'll be crying back to me before then.
00:04:46Every single time.
00:04:48Getting tired of watching it.
00:04:49Yeah, because Quinn's obsessed with you.
00:04:51Everyone knows how far gone she is.
00:04:54I smiled bitterly to myself, clutched my bag tighter, and walked fast toward the elevator.
00:05:13That's great, smoothed my tonight.
00:05:18I don't know if you might be dancing toward a day.
00:05:18I Health and Iijia香re Laudan wants to jump back from Mir eles morn square.
00:05:22He tried right now.
00:05:22He's lying.
00:05:33And before he came up with me.
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00:06:30Back at the apartment, I went to the back of the closet and lifted down the dress.
00:06:34I'd waited half a year for it, a custom order, no returns, such a shame, I'd never
00:06:40get to wear it.
00:06:41I found a pair of scissors and cut it apart.
00:06:43It had no business being here anyway.
00:06:45Before I left, I took off the ring and set it on the coffee table.
00:06:48I didn't take much, my personal things.
00:06:51Everything else I left behind.
00:06:52I thought about it, then wrote him a note.
00:06:54The apartment and everything in it.
00:06:56Do whatever you want with it.
00:06:57Don't ask me.
00:06:58I booked the earliest flight to Miami.
00:07:00My best friend had moved there earlier that year.
00:07:02She dragged me out for shopping and afternoon coffee.
00:07:04That evening, there was a small get-together.
00:07:06Old classmates.
00:07:07Old friends.
00:07:08Midway through the drinks, the door swung open.
00:07:10A few of the girls immediately lit up.
00:07:12Lucas?
00:07:13Since when do you show up to things like this?
00:07:15Seriously, what brings you out tonight?
00:07:18Had a meeting next door.
00:07:19Heard there was a reunion.
00:07:21Figured I'd drop by.
00:07:22Lucas said this, never taking his eyes off me.
00:07:24My best friend pinched my arm.
00:07:26Quinn, he came for you.
00:07:28I looked at him through slightly unfocused eyes.
00:07:30Taller than Ethan by an inch or two.
00:07:32Black overcoat.
00:07:34Dark suit underneath.
00:07:35Sharp features.
00:07:36A great build.
00:07:37Legs that went on forever.
00:07:38I squinted at him for a moment, then shook my head.
00:07:41No way, we haven't talked in years.
00:07:44She wasn't listening.
00:07:45She called out to him directly.
00:07:46Lucas, could you do me a favor and drive Quinn home later?
00:07:50We've all been drinking, and I don't trust her in a taxi.
00:07:52I looked up at Lucas, startled.
00:07:54His eyes traveled across the room and settled on my face.
00:07:57Then I saw him nod.
00:08:00Sure.
00:08:00My best friend sat back down, leaned close to my ear.
00:08:03Quinn, after seven years with one man, it's time to move on and embrace a new life.
00:08:08Even Ethan has done it.
00:08:10Why can't you start a second chapter of your own?
00:08:13Besides, a man like Lucas?
00:08:15If you don't take your shot, it's practically a crime.
00:08:18What makes you think he'd even want to?
00:08:20Babe, the way he looked at you?
00:08:22Trust me.
00:08:23I've been through 18 of them.
00:08:24I know what I'm talking about.
00:08:45Lucas drove me back to the hotel.
00:08:47When we pulled up downstairs, I un-clipped my seatbelt.
00:08:51Thanks for the ride.
00:08:52Lucas glanced over at me.
00:08:53Don't mention it.
00:08:54I pushed the door open.
00:08:55Before I could think, I'd already spoken.
00:08:57Wanna come up for a drink?
00:08:58He helped me walk toward the hotel.
00:09:00Lucas kissed me in the elevator.
00:09:02I was already tipsy, and he was demanding.
00:09:04Relentless.
00:09:05I nearly blacked out just from the kiss.
00:09:07There's a camera.
00:09:08I gasped, cheeks burning, legs so weak I had to hold onto his waist just to stay upright.
00:09:14Lucas glanced at the lens, turned me, shifted the angle, and kissed me again.
00:09:18When the door swiped open, he stopped and looked at me.
00:09:20Quinn, if you regret this, I'll still back off.
00:09:23Regret what?
00:09:24I tilted my face up at him, fingers looping around his tie, pulling him closer.
00:09:28You kissed my lips halfway to swollen.
00:09:30A little late to talk about backing off.
00:09:33Lucas laughed then.
00:09:34He reached out and brushed his thumb across my lower lip.
00:09:37And don't go blaming me later.
00:09:38Our first night together, Lucas didn't even make it to the bedroom.
00:09:42He pinned me against the wall, and it was rough enough to hurt a little.
00:09:44I bit down on his shoulder in protest.
00:09:47Lucas, what is wrong with you?
00:09:49Ever heard of being gentle?
00:09:50His warm hands pressed against my back.
00:09:52Then he was breathing against my neck.
00:09:54Quinn, I'm not sure I can hold back.
00:10:14He's going to let his face.
00:10:17He was breathing.
00:10:18He's going to let me.
00:10:21I bet you.
00:10:23He died.
00:10:36But he died.
00:10:44So, I'm going to put him on his shoulder.
00:10:57Five minutes later, I understood what he'd meant.
00:11:00He carried me to the bedroom.
00:11:02I buried my face in the pillow, laughing.
00:11:04Lucas, how long has it been for you?
00:11:07He gave me a look.
00:11:08A while.
00:11:09Work's been everything lately.
00:11:11I stared at him, the laughter fading.
00:11:13A moment later, tears came out of nowhere.
00:11:15I'm sorry.
00:11:17I shouldn't have...
00:11:18Quinn, don't.
00:11:20He fumbled to wipe my face, but the tears wouldn't stop.
00:11:23I shouldn't have dragged you into this.
00:11:25But you already did.
00:11:26He leaned down, cupped my face in his hands, steady, almost serious.
00:11:30Quinn, since you started this, you don't get to stop halfway.
00:11:43I'm sorry.
00:11:44I knew it missed from you.
00:11:45I was unworked.
00:11:46Ignore something.ھilioss,
00:11:51lado win! What the hell was
00:11:55this? I did not say
00:11:56anything anymore? I mean, it's
00:11:56a big one of those. I had to show you
00:12:00a big divorce after all of this. That was when you bought
00:12:00some expenses, anything else? What if you bought my
00:12:01face in your face? What would it go when
00:12:01going? Yeah, I'm sorry. What
00:12:04a Attention. I'm not gonna... I didn't
00:12:04know where I told you
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00:15:07Day 7 in Miami
00:15:08A friend from back home, Jamie, sent me a text
00:15:11Quinn, when are you coming back?
00:15:13No plans to, for now
00:15:14We all miss you
00:15:15Ryan's birthday's in a few days
00:15:17Come celebrate
00:15:17Tell him I'm sorry
00:15:18I'll mail a gift
00:15:19Alright, take care of yourself
00:15:21Back in the city, Jamie handed the phone to Ethan
00:15:23Look, maybe you should call her
00:15:25She'll listen to you
00:15:26Ethan stared coldly at the screen
00:15:28Then he stubbed out his cigarette and stood
00:15:30She can rot out there for all I care
00:15:32Ethan, don't be angry
00:15:33She's just hurting
00:15:35She even took the ring off this time
00:15:37It's really crushed
00:15:37And honestly, it's your fault
00:15:38For pushing it so far with that girl
00:15:40We already broke up!
00:15:41What more does she want?
00:15:42Ethan snapped, voice rising
00:15:44Listen up
00:15:45Nobody contacts her!
00:15:47Not for anything!
00:15:48Okay, okay, we won't
00:15:49Calm down
00:15:50You just got out of the hospital two days ago
00:15:53Your stomach
00:15:54She was around and your stomach never acted up
00:15:56She leaves for five days and you do this to yourself
00:15:59With every word from his friends
00:16:00Ethan's expression went darker
00:16:02Eventually, he grabbed his jacket and walked out
00:16:04Slamming the door
00:16:05He hit the street
00:16:06Cold air rushed in
00:16:07The anger still burned in his chest
00:16:09Seven days
00:16:10No calls
00:16:11No texts
00:16:12Not even one
00:16:13He pulled out his phone
00:16:14Blocked her number
00:16:22Lucas called just as I typed the last line and hit send
00:16:25I've been writing columns for magazines since college
00:16:27It turned out to be enough to make a living
00:16:30Freelance life
00:16:31Laptop
00:16:32Good Wi-Fi
00:16:32And I could work from anywhere
00:16:34So when it ended
00:16:35I had no reason to stay in the city and hurt
00:16:39Quinn, what do you want for dinner?
00:16:40His voice came through clearly
00:16:41After an afternoon of work
00:16:43Something in me settled
00:16:44I'm exhausted
00:16:45You pick
00:16:47How about steak?
00:16:49I know a place with a really good steak
00:16:50You'll love it
00:16:51I always like my steak rare
00:16:53But Ethan used to say watching me eat it turned his stomach
00:16:55So I stopped
00:16:56Though I vaguely remembered Lucas preferring lighter food
00:16:59Lucas, you don't have to do this for me
00:17:01I'm not picky anymore
00:17:02I actually want it too
00:17:04Remember in college?
00:17:05There was that little joint near campus
00:17:07The steak were amazing
00:17:08Hearing him say that made me hungry for it too
00:17:10That place was genuinely good
00:17:12I ate there for four years and never got tired of it
00:17:14Okay, steak then
00:17:17I'll come get you now
00:17:18Sure
00:17:21Lucas took me to a place that'd been in Miami for years
00:17:24Old and a little cramped but always packed
00:17:26And Lucas in his tailored suit
00:17:28Sitting in that grimy booth
00:17:30Was a completely ridiculous visual
00:17:31I watched him carefully wipe down my chair with a napkin
00:17:34For someone like him
00:17:36These small domestic gestures came surprisingly naturally
00:17:39Lucas, your ex did a great job with you
00:17:42I couldn't help saying it
00:17:43In the beginning, when Ethan was still chasing me
00:17:46I felt it
00:17:46Being cared for
00:17:47Being someone's priority
00:17:49Then we moved in together the year after graduation
00:17:52A little over a year
00:17:53And I became the household
00:17:55Managing his diet
00:17:56His rest
00:17:57His schedule
00:17:58Like a wife before the wedding
00:17:59But I understand now what I didn't then
00:18:01I lost myself loving him
00:18:03Forgot that you have to love yourself first
00:18:05No wonder the love wore out
00:18:07Lucas glanced up from tending the pot
00:18:09Where'd you hear I had an ex?
00:18:17I paused
00:18:17The girl who was always around you in college?
00:18:19Weren't you two childhood friends?
00:18:21You mean Sophie?
00:18:22He laughed once
00:18:23We grew up together, yeah
00:18:25But we never dated
00:18:26I never felt that way about her
00:18:28She was more like a little sister
00:18:29So you haven't been with anyone all these years?
00:18:32Went on a few setups
00:18:33It wasn't right, so
00:18:34It ended
00:18:36And after that
00:18:37I looked down
00:18:38Thinking about that first night
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00:18:40It made complete sense
00:18:41Quinn
00:18:42I'll do better next time
00:18:44His comment came out of nowhere
00:18:45I blinked
00:18:46Better at what?
00:18:47He turned his face away
00:18:48Cleared his throat quietly
00:18:49His ears were deeply flushed
00:18:51You'll see later
00:18:52He kept his word
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00:18:54Back at the hotel
00:18:55Once he'd carried me out of the bathroom
00:18:56And onto the bed
00:18:57I finally understood what he'd meant
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00:19:00I was completely undone
00:19:01Lucas
00:19:02I tried to glare at him
00:19:03But my eyes were misted over
00:19:04Which only made me look more helpless
00:19:06His name in my mouth came out soft
00:19:08Nowhere near as angry as I wanted
00:19:10Lucas bowed his head and kissed me softly
00:19:12Quinn, is this okay?
00:19:13I shook my head
00:19:14Refused to answer
00:19:15He didn't push
00:19:16Just kept kissing me
00:19:17Over and over
00:19:18Patient and unhurried
00:19:19I couldn't hold out
00:19:20Tears were leaking from the corners of my eyes
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00:19:23My nails pressed into his lower back
00:19:25And there was a sound in my voice I couldn't quite control
00:19:28Quinn
00:19:28Tell me now
00:19:30Is this okay?
00:19:31Lucas' own eyes had gone red
00:19:33Arms taut
00:19:34Sweat falling in drops
00:19:35I gave in
00:19:36Voice small and wrecked
00:19:37Yes
00:19:38Yes it is
00:19:39As my last thought drifted away
00:19:41Lucas put his lips to my ear
00:19:42And whispered very low
00:19:43Quinn
00:19:44If this is good
00:19:46Then promise you'll never leave me
00:19:48Okay?
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00:25:19The night of Ryan's birthday, the gift I'd sent from Miami made it to his party.
00:25:22Ethan sat on the couch, smoking, the bottle in front of him mostly empty.
00:25:26The gift had been chosen by Lucas and me together, a vintage pair of cufflinks from a high-end
00:25:30label Ryan loved.
00:25:31These are beautiful.
00:25:32Ryan laughed a little stiffly, reading Ethan's expression, and quickly had his girlfriend
00:25:36put them away.
00:25:37Let me see.
00:25:37Ethan spoke without warning.
00:25:38Ryan froze, but handed the box over without a word.
00:25:41Ethan stared at the pair of cufflinks.
00:25:43The brand's logo was discreet, almost invisible, but Ethan stared at it for a long moment.
00:25:47Put them away.
00:25:48He closed the box and pushed it aside.
00:25:50Ryan exhaled with relief and reached for it.
00:25:52Ethan snatched the empty bottle from the table and smashed it against the coffee table.
00:25:56Glass scattered.
00:25:57A long gash opened across the back of his hand.
00:25:59The room erupted.
00:26:00What happened?
00:26:01Why did you-
00:26:01That's a bad cut.
00:26:02It won't stop bleeding.
00:26:04Hospital-
00:26:04Ethan stood there, motionless, face dark, still as stone.
00:26:07Quinn never bought anything from that label.
00:26:09His voice was low and frayed.
00:26:11Ryan smiled quickly.
00:26:12So what?
00:26:12Quinn probably just picked something at random.
00:26:14Not like your birthday.
00:26:16She'd been planning your gift for six months.
00:26:19Exactly.
00:26:19You know what she means to you.
00:26:21None of us combined are worth a tenth of what she feels for you.
00:26:24Ethan laughed sharply.
00:26:25Feels for me.
00:26:26The noise in the room bled away, one degree at a time.
00:26:29Ethan, should I call Quinn?
00:26:31We need to deal with that cut first.
00:26:33Ryan suddenly worked up the nerve, picked up his phone, and photographed Ethan's torn up hand,
00:26:37then sent it to Quinn on the spot.
00:26:39Ethan didn't stop him.
00:27:06The room went still.
00:27:08About ten seconds passed.
00:27:09Then Ryan's phone rang.
00:27:10See?
00:27:11I knew she loved you more than anything.
00:27:14Look, Ethan, it's Quinn!
00:27:15The others noticed it too.
00:27:16The tension in Ethan's face had eased, just slightly.
00:27:19You want to take it?
00:27:20Ryan held out the phone.
00:27:21Ethan didn't look at it.
00:27:22He turned away.
00:27:23I'll get it, I'll get it.
00:27:24Ryan said eagerly, putting it on speaker.
00:27:26When Quinn's voice came through, Ethan's jaw locked.
00:27:28Ryan, are you okay?
00:27:30Are you hurt?
00:27:30It's not me.
00:27:31It's Ethan's hand.
00:27:32You have no idea how bad it is.
00:27:34Blood everywhere.
00:27:34He won't stop.
00:27:35Ryan rambled on.
00:27:36The other end went quiet.
00:27:38Quinn, are you there?
00:27:39Maybe, maybe you should come back.
00:27:40Ethan won't go to the hospital.
00:27:41He can't just keep bleeding like this.
00:27:42Ryan.
00:27:43Her voice was still soft, still the same.
00:27:45Yeah?
00:27:45Yeah, I'm here.
00:27:46Go on.
00:27:46Ryan signaled frantically to Ethan.
00:27:48Don't tell me about him anymore.
00:27:50Ryan's smile collapsed.
00:27:51Quinn?
00:27:52And happy birthday, Ryan.
00:27:54Wait, Quinn, don't hang up!
00:27:55The line went dead.
00:27:56Ryan stood there holding the phone like it had burned him.
00:27:59He wanted to slap himself.
00:28:00What was he thinking?
00:28:01Getting involved.
00:28:02Now look at the mess.
00:28:03Silence.
00:28:03Ethan looked around at everyone and smiled lightly.
00:28:05You all go mute?
00:28:06No one dared speak.
00:28:07He smiled again.
00:28:08What, nobody's got anything to say?
00:28:09Ethan, don't get worked up.
00:28:10The cut's bleeding more.
00:28:11Ethan, you know how Quinn is.
00:28:13From the corner, where she'd been sitting quietly through everything,
00:28:15Vera finally spoke.
00:28:16Look, I've wanted to say this for a long time.
00:28:19What you did was cruel.
00:28:20Quinn's a woman.
00:28:21Women have pride.
00:28:22Even if you stopped loving her, you could have ended it cleanly.
00:28:24Who says I wanted it to end cleanly?
00:28:26Ethan smiled, sharp and cold.
00:28:28She gave me seven years.
00:28:31Seven years?
00:28:31You think that's nothing to me?
00:28:33Vera smiled very quietly.
00:28:34But did you ever stop to think?
00:28:36A girl only has so many seven years.
00:28:39What if Quinn never comes back?
00:28:41Impossible!
00:28:41No one caught it, but there was the faintest tremor at the end of that word.
00:28:45What's impossible in this world?
00:28:46Once the heart's been hurt badly enough, can you really warm it back up?
00:28:50Ethan, stop doing things you'll regret.
00:28:53Vera said nothing more.
00:28:54She picked up her bag and walked out.
00:28:56Across the room, Daniel watched her leave.
00:28:58His own wife of two years.
00:28:59His expression unreadable.
00:29:00Was she pitying Quinn?
00:29:02Defending her?
00:29:02Or was she talking about herself?
00:29:04Aren't you gonna go after her?
00:29:05Daniel curved his lips, lit a cigarette.
00:29:07She's not my wife tonight.
00:29:09My wife is on set.
00:29:10She's out of the production next month.
00:29:12You're gonna wreck yourself.
00:29:14His friend sighed.
00:29:14Daniel didn't respond.
00:29:16Vera and Quinn were different.
00:29:17Quinn had no family draining her.
00:29:19Earned her own money.
00:29:20A breakup just meant a softer lifestyle for a while.
00:29:22But Vera had her family's debt behind her.
00:29:24And a brother bedridden at home.
00:29:26She couldn't leave him.
00:29:27She wouldn't dare.
00:29:28No matter how many chances she had.
00:29:41She didn't love him.
00:29:44She said, she isn't passionate about her.
00:29:45She said, she doesn't want to wait to leave her.
00:29:48She said, okay.
00:29:50She's not not complaining about her.
00:29:50She's not talking about her.
00:29:50She said, I don't want a wife.
00:29:51She asked if he came to never leave her.
00:29:51What matters to her napQuilite?
00:29:54And still talk to her and she said,
00:29:59And,加了她's not gonna hurt her.
00:30:05.
00:30:35.
00:31:05.
00:31:35.
00:32:05.
00:32:35.
00:33:05.
00:33:05.
00:33:07.
00:33:08.
00:33:16.
00:33:16.
00:33:16I just ended the call when Lucas wrapped his arms around me from behind.
00:33:20He rested his chin on the side of my neck and said nothing.
00:33:22I laughed softly.
00:33:24What?
00:33:24Quinn, are you going back?
00:33:26Back where?
00:33:27Back home.
00:33:28Not right now.
00:33:30Eventually, maybe.
00:33:31It's not like I did anything I need to run from.
00:33:34My family's there.
00:33:35My apartment's there.
00:33:36I'm not staying away forever.
00:33:38Lucas went quiet again.
00:33:45I caught up.
00:33:46Are you asking if I'm going to get back together with Ethan?
00:33:48Are you?
00:33:48If I say absolutely not, do you believe me?
00:33:52He lowered his eyes, that sharp nose brushing the side of my face.
00:33:55I want to.
00:33:56Lucas, I have a face and a spine.
00:33:58Do you still have feelings for him?
00:33:59I thought about it honestly.
00:34:00If I said there's nothing left, that wouldn't be true.
00:34:03It's been a long time.
00:34:05Lucas bit down on my shoulder, lightly.
00:34:07Don't say anymore, Quinn.
00:34:08Let me finish.
00:34:10But to say I still miss him, or that I can't let go, that's not right either.
00:34:14I touched his face gently.
00:34:15Leaving him didn't destroy me.
00:34:18So maybe I stopped loving him a long time ago.
00:34:20Maybe the moment he started coasting on this relationship, I'd already started preparing for the end.
00:34:24I won't.
00:34:25Won't what?
00:34:26I won't get distracted.
00:34:28Won't play around.
00:34:29Won't make you cry or hurt you.
00:34:31He held me tighter and tighter, and then he kissed me.
00:34:33Quinn, be with me for real.
00:34:40But I didn't kiss him back.
00:34:41In the end, I gently pushed him away.
00:34:43Lucas, I'm sorry.
00:34:46Why are you sorry?
00:34:47He looked down at me, his eyes faintly red.
00:34:50It's my issue.
00:34:51I looked away.
00:34:51I don't want to be in a relationship right now.
00:34:53Then what have we been doing?
00:34:55Lucas gripped my shoulders, voice unsteady.
00:34:57Quinn, what am I to you?
00:35:00I squeezed my hands tight and breathed.
00:35:02Think of it as two people getting what they need.
00:35:05If you want, we can keep things as they are.
00:35:07If you meet someone you actually want, you can end this whenever.
00:35:10Getting what they need, like I'm a tool for you.
00:35:13You can see it that way.
00:35:14I wouldn't look at him, afraid I'd cry if I did.
00:35:17Lucas, I'm truly sorry.
00:35:18If this arrangement makes you uncomfortable, I'll leave Miami right away.
00:35:22I swear I'll never bother you again.
00:35:25Quinn.
00:35:26His eyes burned red.
00:35:27He let go, stepped back slowly.
00:35:29Something in his expression was broken, even as he tried to smile.
00:35:32Quinn, you can't do this to me.
00:35:35Lucas!
00:35:36He turned, picked up his coat, and walked toward the door.
00:35:38I took one step after him, then stopped.
00:35:41He made it all the way to the door, hand on the knob.
00:35:43And then he turned and looked back at me, even managed a reassuring smile.
00:35:46Sorry, I just need a little time alone.
00:35:48I nodded.
00:35:49Go ahead, I won't bother you.
00:35:51Quinn, give me some time.
00:35:53I'll get back to you.
00:35:54He left.
00:35:55I sank slowly onto the couch.
00:35:57All the energy gone from my body.
00:35:58I felt something I couldn't name.
00:36:00It hurt in a way that wasn't pain, exactly.
00:36:02But I knew, clearly, that I couldn't do it.
00:36:04Couldn't throw myself into love again.
00:36:06Not like that.
00:36:07Not without walls.
00:36:08Not a new beginning.
00:36:08I was scared.
00:36:09Scared it would end the same way.
00:36:11Two people watching each other with contempt.
00:36:13The warmth gone cold.
00:36:14The cold gone freezing.
00:36:15I didn't want to go around again.
00:36:16I just shouldn't have gotten Lucas involved.
00:36:18If I'd known from the start that he had feelings for me.
00:36:20I never would have let him drive me home that night.
00:36:45I never would have let him drive me home.
00:36:48I never would have let him drive me home.
00:36:55I just ran close.
00:36:56I was scared to get him on his way.
00:36:59I was like, yeah.
00:36:59I'm so scared.
00:36:59I have to turn the ball because he's on the clock.
00:36:59I felt like it was a day.
00:37:05I was scared to turn the ball.
00:37:06Let me go.
00:37:06He was scared.
00:37:09I was scared.
00:37:10He was scared.
00:43:06I thought Lucas would be happy.
00:43:08I didn't think a man in his late 20s running a company could be that happy over a phone call.
00:43:12Like a kid on Christmas morning, my best friend beamed at me.
00:43:15Quinn, happy?
00:43:16I nodded slowly.
00:43:17I think, yeah, really happy.
00:43:20See, you're happy.
00:43:22Lucas is happier.
00:43:23What else is there to figure out?
00:43:24Then she laughed.
00:43:25Honestly, I just keep thinking about how miserable Ethan's going to be.
00:43:29That alone puts me in a great mood.
00:43:31Who knows, he's probably already moved on.
00:43:34I smiled faintly.
00:43:35Let's stop talking about him.
00:43:36In that moment, I could say it with no weight at all.
00:43:38Like he was just a name.
00:43:40Someone with no claim on me anymore.
00:43:41Lucas' car pulled up downstairs just as I stepped out of the bar.
00:43:45He stood in the night air with his arms open.
00:43:47I stopped and looked at him.
00:43:48Honestly, he was striking.
00:43:50Every feature exactly what I'd want.
00:43:51Men can like whoever they want.
00:43:53Overlap if they choose.
00:43:54The world hardly blinks.
00:43:55So why can't I, after a real ending, start something new?
00:43:58I walked toward him.
00:43:59He walked toward me.
00:44:00People moved around us.
00:44:02We kissed like no one was watching.
00:44:03His heart was pounding so fast.
00:44:05I reached up and touched the back of his neck, burning hot.
00:44:08He was still warm when I pressed my forehead to his.
00:44:10Slightly breathless, voice low.
00:44:12Quinn, do I have a fever?
00:44:14Maybe.
00:44:15Too much touching and this happens.
00:44:17I laughed and kissed under his chin.
00:44:19Maybe more of this and you'll be cured?
00:44:22His ears went redder.
00:44:23He cupped my face, eyes open and searching.
00:44:25Quinn, what am I to you right now?
00:44:27I teased him.
00:44:28What do you think?
00:44:30A hugger or a boyfriend?
00:44:31He asked, then immediately shook his head, pressing his face into my neck.
00:44:34Never mind, I don't want to know right now.
00:44:35I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him closer.
00:44:38You sure you don't want to know?
00:44:40Boyfriend.
00:45:01You sure you don't.
00:45:02Tyler world.
00:45:02K
00:45:03Maybe.
00:45:30Maybe.
00:45:31.
00:46:07Ethan's car stopped at the mouth of an alley.
00:46:09He got out and walked into the narrow street on Fletcher.
00:46:11At the end of it lived an old tailor.
00:46:13His family had been in the trade for generations.
00:46:15Old world craft. Long retired.
00:46:17No longer taking clients.
00:46:18But Ethan had ways of getting to him.
00:46:20Quinn's shredded wedding dress had been brought here two weeks ago.
00:46:23Today, it was nearly finished.
00:46:24He walked and thought. Ryan had been right.
00:46:26Every girl dreams of wearing a dress and marrying the person she loves.
00:46:29Seven years together and he'd never once thought about proposing.
00:46:32He'd never imagined Quinn would have thought about proposing to him.
00:46:34He'd been a wreck these past weeks. He knew it.
00:46:37But the other women had never meant anything.
00:46:38A moment's impulse. Nothing more.
00:46:40Even Mia, the one who'd actually triggered Quinn walking out.
00:46:43She lasted three days before he was already over it.
00:46:45He kept thinking about Quinn.
00:46:46Seven years had made him lazy, complacent.
00:46:48He'd taken it all for granted.
00:46:49But some people are like the air. You don't notice until they're gone.
00:46:52Since Quinn left, he couldn't focus on anything.
00:46:54He'd be with his friends and she'd be in the back of his mind the whole time.
00:46:57Especially when he drank.
00:46:58If Quinn were there, she'd fake scold him and try to slow him down.
00:47:01And if she couldn't stop him, she'd be up at 3am making soup.
00:47:03Letting him put his head in her lap.
00:47:05Rubbing his temples with her hands.
00:47:06Her fingers were soft.
00:47:07The little complaints she'd mutter.
00:47:08The way she'd fuss over him.
00:47:10It had annoyed him back then.
00:47:11Now he'd give anything to hear it again.
00:47:12This time, when Quinn came home, he'd propose.
00:47:15He'd always known how much she wanted to marry him.
00:47:16Give her that and she'd feel safe.
00:47:18She'd forgive him.
00:47:19She would.
00:47:37She'd rather walk away from the house.
00:47:38She's just swge.
00:47:39She'd be able to call him.
00:47:41The good man.
00:47:41He'd be able to call him.
00:47:42.
00:48:12.
00:48:42.
00:49:12.
00:49:42.
00:49:43.
00:49:44.
00:49:45.
00:49:45.
00:49:47.
00:49:48.
00:50:00The old man's work was remarkable.
00:50:01The dress looked almost exactly as it had before.
00:50:04Ethan paid him and was heading out when his phone rang.
00:50:06His pulse spiked slightly until he saw Ryan's name on the screen.
00:50:09His heart slowed back down.
00:50:10Ethan, there's something I need to tell you.
00:50:12Wanted to think it over first.
00:50:14Go ahead.
00:50:14Just don't freak out, okay?
00:50:16It's probably just rumors.
00:50:17Could be nothing at all.
00:50:19What is it?
00:50:20It's about Quinn.
00:50:21Actually, forget it.
00:50:22I'm probably 80% sure it's someone making stuff up.
00:50:24Ryan, since when do you talk like this?
00:50:26What happened to Quinn?
00:50:27Did she come back?
00:50:29Ethan.
00:50:29Ryan suddenly felt sick.
00:50:31Of all the rumors that could have gotten out, why did it have to be Lucas Shaw?
00:50:34Ethan had been at each other's throats with Lucas for years.
00:50:36Two years ago, they'd gone head-to-head over a major contract.
00:50:38Ethan's company lost.
00:50:40First time he'd ever tasted defeat.
00:50:41It had poisoned what was already a tense relationship into something close to hatred.
00:50:45I said, don't freak out.
00:50:46This is all second-hand, there's no confirmation.
00:50:48Someone spotted Quinn in Miami.
00:50:50Ethan's grip on the phone tightened.
00:50:51His voice stayed controlled, barely.
00:50:53So she's in Miami.
00:50:54So what?
00:50:54She was with Lucas Shaw.
00:50:56Could just be dinner?
00:50:57Probably nothing.
00:50:58Got it.
00:50:58Ethan.
00:50:59Nothing else?
00:50:59I'm hanging up.
00:51:00The call cut off.
00:51:01Ethan stood in the narrow street, shopping bag in hand.
00:51:03The bag holding the dress Quinn had bought.
00:51:05He walked, step by step, through the cold of early winter, all the way to the mouth of
00:51:09the alley, back to his car.
00:51:10He stopped.
00:51:11A quiet smile crossed his face, slow, faint, laced with something sharp and bitter.
00:51:15And then, without hesitation, he dropped the elegant shopping bag into the trash can
00:51:19at the curb.
00:51:19So, thank you very much.
00:51:49Thank you very much.
00:54:31The second month after Quinn left, Ethan sent her a text.
00:54:34It went through.
00:54:35No response.
00:54:36The message read, thinking about selling the apartment.
00:54:38What do you want to do with your clothes?
00:54:39Maybe he forgot she'd left a note saying to deal with everything herself.
00:54:42Dispose of it all however he liked.
00:54:44Or maybe it was intentional.
00:54:45An excuse to reach out.
00:54:46Maybe Ethan told himself he was giving her a way back in.
00:54:49She was smart.
00:54:50She'd know to take the out.
00:54:51His temper looked bad but he wasn't that hard to deal with.
00:54:53Quinn never replied.
00:54:54The apartment didn't sell.
00:54:55Her clothes and everything else stayed exactly as they were.
00:54:58Like she'd never left.
00:54:59Ethan came back late nights after going out.
00:55:01Lay down in her bed.
00:55:02Stared at the ceiling until almost dawn.
00:55:04The third month after she left.
00:55:05Same as always.
00:55:06Late and still.
00:55:07When the clock hands crept toward midnight, Ethan dialed her number.
00:55:21The second month after Quinn left.
00:55:27Quinn had been careful, quiet.
00:55:28A good girl in the old fashioned sense.
00:55:30Her family was ordinary but comfortable.
00:55:32Her parents adored her.
00:55:33And because she'd been beautiful since she was young, they'd kept a close eye on her.
00:55:36It wasn't until the fall after graduation that Quinn moved in with Ethan.
00:55:39He still remembered that night.
00:55:40She'd been shaking from head to toe.
00:55:42Her skin flushed everywhere.
00:55:43A deep, burning pink.
00:55:44She was breathtaking.
00:55:46Fragile beneath him in a way that made his chest ache.
00:55:48When it was over, she cried for a long time.
00:55:50Over and over she said,
00:55:51Ethan, you're not allowed to hurt me.
00:55:53Not now.
00:55:54Not ever.
00:55:55You have to be good to me.
00:55:56You have to marry me.
00:55:58Ethan, we're gonna be together forever.
00:56:01Right?
00:56:01The girl who'd believed all of that.
00:56:03Who'd trusted with her whole self that she'd end up with the man she loved.
00:56:05He'd lost her a long time ago.
00:56:07Long enough that he couldn't even recall.
00:56:08The last time they'd said goodbye.
00:56:10What had her face looked like?
00:56:11Did she smile and nod?
00:56:12Or did her eyes go red?
00:56:13The phone rang for a while.
00:56:15He'd almost given up.
00:56:16Then it connected.
00:56:16In that moment, what he wanted to say was,
00:56:18Quinn, come home.
00:56:19But what came out of his mouth was,
00:56:21Quinn, you've made your point.
00:56:23Come home.
00:56:23His pathetic, idiotic words were cut off by a man's low laugh.
00:56:27That laugh landed like cold concrete.
00:56:29Ethan went rigid.
00:56:29Like he'd been encased in ice and couldn't move.
00:56:31Ethan, you snooze, you lose.
00:56:34Can't let a girl stew overnight or someone else steps in.
00:56:38Lucas Shaw?
00:56:40Ethan said the name through clenched teeth, blood rushing into his eyes.
00:56:43It's me.
00:56:44Put Quinn on!
00:56:45Now!
00:56:46His eyes looked flooded.
00:56:47He gripped the phone, voice shaking low.
00:56:50Lucas, if you took advantage of-
00:56:52She could come to the phone.
00:56:53Lucas lowered his head and pressed a soft kiss to his girl's temple.
00:56:56Quinn's lashes were still wet, her mouth in a small pout.
00:56:59Eyes closed.
00:56:59But everything on her face said one thing.
00:57:01I was hurt.
00:57:02His chest clenched.
00:57:03He kissed the corner of her eye.
00:57:05Drew away the tear that sat there.
00:57:06She's asleep, upset with me.
00:57:08I have to kiss her awake first.
00:57:09Lucas!
00:57:10Ethan's voice went dead silent.
00:57:11Lucas ended the call, turned off his phone.
00:57:13He brought his lips down to Quinn's, softly.
00:57:15Hey.
00:57:17Wake up.
00:57:55I thought about what it would be like to see Ethan again.
00:57:58He came from money, and he knew it.
00:57:59Pride ran deep in him.
00:58:00We'd ended things without a scene.
00:58:02If we ever crossed paths, he'd probably look right through me.
00:58:04Or we'd exchange a polite, meaningless smile.
00:58:06My family was in the city.
00:58:08We had mutual friends.
00:58:09It wasn't realistic to think we'd never be in the same room again.
00:58:11But I never expected that.
00:58:12Never expected to see him come undone like that.
00:58:15The day it happened, I'd slept well and woken up in a good mood.
00:58:17I was wearing a new blush pink cashmere dress.
00:58:20Makeup done.
00:58:20Feeling like myself again.
00:58:21Warm and whole.
00:58:22Like a ripe peach in September.
00:58:24I had my hand tucked in Lucas's arm.
00:58:25We were laughing about something as we pushed through the revolving door.
00:58:28And there was Ethan.
00:58:29Stepping out of a car.
00:58:30I stopped.
00:58:30My feet stopped with me.
00:58:32Lucas's warm fingers closed around mine.
00:58:34Ethan's shirt was wrinkled.
00:58:35No tie.
00:58:35The exhaustion on his face was plain.
00:58:37His brow heavy.
00:58:38The whites of his eyes shot through with red.
00:58:40People moved past us on both sides.
00:58:41A fountain not far off played something cheerful.
00:58:43The whole moment felt like a slow motion shot from a movie.
00:58:46Except I wasn't watching.
00:58:47I was in it.
00:58:48Ethan looked more undone than I'd ever seen him.
00:58:50Lucas moved instinctively.
00:58:52Stepping slightly in front of me.
00:58:53But Ethan's expression was perfectly calm.
00:58:55He said my name the way he used to.
00:58:57Back when things were good.
00:58:58Soft.
00:58:58Warm.
00:58:59I stood there and didn't move.
00:59:01The music from the fountain kept playing.
00:59:03And yet something in me ached.
00:59:04Quietly.
00:59:05I didn't quite know why.
00:59:06Maybe for the girl who'd overheard those words that night.
00:59:08Maybe for the girl who'd gotten a breakup handed to her without warning.
00:59:11Maybe most of all for the girl who'd loved foolishly for seven years.
00:59:14And let go in seven days.
00:59:15Quinn.
00:59:16I came to bring you home.
00:59:17He hadn't looked at Lucas once.
00:59:19His eyes were on my face.
00:59:20And they were soft in a way I'd almost forgotten.
00:59:22I couldn't even remember the last time he'd looked at me like that before we fell apart.
00:59:25He stopped about a meter in front of me.
00:59:27Quinn.
00:59:28Come home.
00:59:29We get married.
00:59:30We do it right this time.
00:59:32He meant every word.
00:59:33He was so serious I almost let myself believe.
00:59:35That the Ethan who'd said he was giving another girl something real had been a figment of my imagination.
00:59:39But it was too late Ethan.
00:59:40A broken heart doesn't reassemble itself.
00:59:42And the new one that had grown up from the wreckage.
00:59:44It already belonged to someone else.
01:00:21I'm okay.
01:00:29I was so excited about that.
01:00:29My daughter and I told you.
01:00:29It was really good.
01:00:29I was really excited to have some good information.
01:00:29I went and let my daughter and my daughter and my daughter and my daughter and my daughter.
01:00:30And I asked her to me one day before.
01:00:30I like to see her girl who knows how beautiful and my daughter.
01:00:31So I'm gonna be pregnant.
01:00:31I'll be so glad that she's going through.
01:00:31I was so glad that you are a little bit of a deal.
01:00:32I'm gonna be happy with her back.
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01:04:39his eyes were getting redder his voice had the faintest tremor he held out a small velvet box
01:04:44held it out to me like an offering everything in his face was careful hoping terrified looking at
01:04:49him i couldn't pretend it didn't hurt at all but it was only that just a little hurt ethan
01:04:54i have a boyfriend i tightened my hand around lucas's and stepped out from behind him to stand
01:04:58beside him shoulder to shoulder the color drained out of ethan's face in an instant his gaze dropped
01:05:03slowly and stopped on our intertwined fingers the matching bands on our ring fingers just like it
01:05:08had been with us once quinn are you serious i took a breath turned to look at lucas and nodded
01:05:14yes
01:05:15completely serious ethan laughed softly just once you think he's serious about you you think you
01:05:21know how much of this is real two years ago he fought me tooth and nail over a deal and
01:05:25now he's going
01:05:26after you quinn don't you think there's something in that some other motive can he honestly say he's
01:05:30pursuing you with absolutely nothing to prove to me quinn you've always been too trusting all men are
01:05:35the same in the end you were with me for seven years you know how much happened between us you
01:05:39think lucas won't care you think it won't matter to him in the end you think he's actually gonna stay
01:05:43that you'll get your happy ending with him aren't you afraid that being with him just leads you to
01:05:46another seven years exactly like this one
01:05:52i shook my head gently ethan please go quinn i never touched mia three days and i ended it
01:06:00the dress you bought i had it repaired
01:06:07the fountain music stopped ethan stopped a silence settled over me then came the smallest sound like
01:06:12something very fine and thin quietly breaking and after that sound relief lightness whatever last
01:06:18piece of grief i'd been carrying was gone nothing left to lose now it's just such a waste i thought
01:06:23why does living always come with things you regret before today i didn't regret loving ethan good or bad
01:06:27it was mine it happened but in this moment i couldn't help grieving it seven years and i'd
01:06:32never seen clearly ethan at his core had never really looked at me not the way i deserved to be
01:06:36seen lucas pulled me into his arms his eyes full of something pained i was a little pale but i
01:06:41smiled
01:06:41and shook my head i'm okay come on wait by the car i've got this i want to be here
01:06:46with you i held
01:06:47his hand and wouldn't let go lucas looked at me for a long moment then bowed his head and kissed
01:06:51me
01:06:51hard quinn everything i've ever done i've done with a clear conscience no regrets
01:06:56but right now right now i genuinely regret not taking you from him when i had the chance what
01:07:01gives you the right ethan cut in going after someone when they're at their lowest what kind
01:07:05of man does that make you lucas ethan you didn't deserve a single year of what quinn gave you
01:07:09not one maybe those words finally broke something in ethan he lost control in a way he never had
01:07:14before words he'd never have said otherwise oh yeah and you lucas you go after a woman who spent
01:07:20seven years with me what right do you have to stand there and lecture me tell me the truth do
01:07:25you actually love quinn or do you love the idea of having something that was mine
01:07:38lucas put his fist through ethan's face ethan wasn't one to absorb he came back swimming they
01:07:43went at each other until both of them were marked up split and bruised security rushed over finally
01:07:47managed to get between them the two men stood there breathing hard still glaring at each other
01:07:51not giving an inch can we stop now i was furious and scared and my voice broke a little quinn
01:07:57ethan's
01:07:58face was cold you saw it lucas threw the first punch i'm not letting this go yes he did mr
01:08:05harlow
01:08:05i'll have him apologize to you whatever you want to do next we'll cooperate quinn he said it first
01:08:10lucas started immediately i pressed my hand lightly over his then turned back calm mr harlow i'll
01:08:16apologize on his behalf you're defending him just like that ethan stepped toward me slowly he hit me
01:08:21quinn what would you like us to do about it quinn i'm hurt he gestured at his face you can
01:08:26see this
01:08:26right this really hurts i looked at it we'll call you an ambulance we'll cover everything you know
01:08:32that's not what i want he reached for my arm i stepped back quinn everything ethan had been
01:08:36holding up cracked all at once the way he looked at me loss bare and unguarded but my chest was
01:08:41still
01:08:42and quiet genuinely still lucas made a sharp sound quinn am i gonna be scarred i turned fast his lip
01:08:47was
01:08:47split his eye was swelling his jaw had blood on it and it looked worse than it was i reached
01:08:51into my
01:08:52bag for a tissue and started cleaning it ow quinn gently gently he winced and grimaced dramatically
01:08:57serves you right i said quietly but i was careful you're going to need stitches then come with me
01:09:02i pass out around needles i gave him a look but i nodded lucas immediately pulled me into a hug
01:09:07and i need you to kiss it right here it's killing me i rose slowly on my toes and pressed
01:09:12my lips gently
01:09:13right to the wound
01:09:37ethan didn't say anything more the late sun stretched his shadow long and quiet behind him
01:09:41maybe it was the moment quinn dabbed at lucas's face maybe it was the moment she kissed him there
01:09:46softly that was when ethan finally understood it quinn did not love him anymore what vera had asked that
01:09:51night had turned out to be true quinn was not coming back to him he thought he was the one
01:09:54who
01:09:55could walk away from seven years easily he thought he was the one who'd always held the upper hand
01:09:59he thought he was always going to come out ahead but standing here now he understood the one who
01:10:03couldn't let go was him quinn had been the string that held the kite to the sky the string snapped
01:10:07and the kite lost its way it was never going to find home again
01:10:40and he thought he saw it okay so it wouldn't let go of him have been the one who'd always
01:10:40looked at him and
01:10:40he did not remember that to be the one who'd always come out to him or what he said he
01:10:40thought he would
01:10:40far as he said that he was like he said you're going to be the kind of timid that group
01:10:40of people are
01:10:40you know they were giving people to be the kind of timid that they just can't come to him or
01:10:42him maybe she said he said that they were in a little bit whether they were like his
01:11:16Quinn.
01:11:21Let's go.
01:11:23Hospital.
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