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00:00:03Ethan Harlow

00:00:04I'd secretly bought a wedding dress

00:00:06Worked up every ounce of courage to propose to him

00:00:09But as luck would have it

00:00:10I 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

00:00:17Listening to the voices inside

00:00:18Quinn

00:00:19He lit a cigarette, grinned lazily

00:00:21Yeah, I'm over it

00:00:23Seven years, man

00:00:24Wouldn't you be?

00:00:26The others laughed along

00:00:27Fair point

00:00:28Seven years

00:00:29Even a goddess gets old

00:00:31Though Quinn's genuinely stunning

00:00:33That body, too

00:00:34Remember Ethan's birthday last year?

00:00:36She wore that red dress

00:00:37And every guy in the room couldn't look away

00:00:40Seriously, Ethan

00:00:41You used to be so crazy about her

00:00:43You really done?

00:00:44Ethan's voice was flat

00:00:45When do I ever say things I don't mean?

00:00:48So

00:00:49You wouldn't mind if I went after Quinn?

00:00:51He blew out a smoke ring

00:00:52Barely interested

00:00:54Go for it

00:00:55As 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

00:01:07Just hung up

00:01:08Whatever was left of my will to stay

00:01:10It died that night

00:01:38I didn't know

00:01:38It died that night

00:01:58You were so I stopped

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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.

00:03:46I 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.

00:03:52Quinn.

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.

00:04:03The ring on my finger pressed into the flesh.

00:04:05Deep and sharp.

00:04:06But 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.

00:04:29I'll grab a ride.

00:04:29I walked out and pulled the door shut behind me.

00:04:32Through 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,

00:04:57and walked fast toward the elevator.

00:05:13I'll tell her straight right of thing.

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00:05:31Which they are 25g 00.isches

00:05:31bearing your Мар ajor, you

00:05:32give it. Yes.

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00:06:30Back at the apartment, I went to the back of the closet and lifted the floor.

00:06:33I left it down the dress.

00:06:34I'd waited half a year for it.

00:06:36A custom order.

00:06:37No returns.

00:06:39Such a shame.

00:06:40I'd never get to wear it.

00:06:41I found a pair of scissors and cut it apart.

00:06:44It had no business being here anyway.

00:06:46Before I left, I took off the ring and set it on the coffee table.

00:06:49I didn't take much.

00:06:50My personal things.

00:06:51Everything else I left behind.

00:06:53I 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.

00:07:05That evening, there was a small get-together.

00:07:06Old classmates.

00:07:08Old 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.

00:07:20Heard there was a reunion.

00:07:21Figured I'd drop by.

00:07:22Lucas said this, never taking his eyes off me.

00:07:25My best friend pinched my arm.

00:07:26Quinn.

00:07:27He came for you.

00:07:28I looked at him through slightly unfocused eyes.

00:07:31Taller than Ethan by an inch or two.

00:07:33Black overcoat.

00:07:34Dark suit underneath.

00:07:35Sharp features.

00:07:36A great build.

00:07:37Legs that went on forever.

00:07:39I squinted at him for a moment, then shook my head.

00:07:42No way.

00:07:42We haven't talked in years.

00:07:44She wasn't listening.

00:07:45She called out to him directly.

00:07:47Lucas!

00:07:47Could 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.

00:07:55His eyes traveled across the room and settled on my face.

00:07:57Then I saw him nod.

00:08:00Sure.

00:08:01My best friend sat back down, leaned close to my ear.

00:08:03Quinn, after seven years with one man,

00:08:06it'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?

00:08:21Babe, 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 unclipped 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.

00:08:56Before I could think, I'd already spoken.

00:08:58Want to come up for a drink?

00:08:59He 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.

00:09:09I 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.

00:09:21Quinn, 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?

00:09:31A 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.

00:09:37Then don't go blaming me later.

00:09:39Our 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.

00:09:45I bit down on his shoulder in protest.

00:09:47Lucas, what is wrong with you?

00:09:49Ever heard of being gentle?

00:09:51His 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.

00:10:11He ran back.

00:10:38I was breathing against my back.

00:10:38You're playing against my

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00:10:57Five minutes later, I understood what he meant. He carried me to the bedroom. I buried my face in the

00:11:03pillow laughing

00:11:04Lucas, how long has it been for you? He gave me a look

00:11:08A while. Work's been everything lately. I stared at him, the laughter fading. A moment later, tears came out of

00:11:15nowhere

00:11:15I'm sorry. I shouldn't have... Quinn, 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

00:12:00You don't get to stop

00:12:05Is Höör Our увелич

00:12:05You just didn't have to stop halfway

00:12:05And I was like, why should we block anywhere

00:12:29I attempted to hit by his head

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00:14:23Serena of House Stavos.

00:14:25You are kind.

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00:15:07Day 7 in Miami

00:15:09A 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 is in a few days

00:15:17Come celebrate

00:15:18Tell him I'm sorry

00:15:19I'll mail a gift

00:15:20Alright, take care of yourself

00:15:21Back in the city, Jamie handed the phone to Ethan

00:15:24Look, 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

00:15:34She'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

00:15:39For 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

00:15:46Nobody 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

00:15:57She leaves for five days and you do this to yourself

00:15:59With every word from his friends

00:16:01Ethan'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

00:16:08The 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

00:16:23Lucas called just as I typed the last line and hit send

00:16:25I've been writing columns for magazines since college

00:16:28It turned out to be enough to make a living

00:16:30Freelance life

00:16:32Laptop, good wifi

00:16:33And 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

00:16:42After 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

00:16:51You'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

00:17:15Okay, 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

00:17:27And Lucas in his tailored suit

00:17:29Sitting in that grimy booth

00:17:30Was a completely ridiculous visual

00:17:32I watched him carefully wipe down my chair with a napkin

00:17:35For 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

00:17:47Being cared for

00:17:48Being 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

00:18:00But I understand now what I didn't then

00:18:02I 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

00:18:18The girl who was always around you in college

00:18:20Weren't you two childhood friends?

00:18:22You mean Sophie?

00:18:23He 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

00:18:30So you haven't been with anyone all these years?

00:18:32Went on a few setups

00:18:34It wasn't right, so

00:18:35It ended

00:18:37And after that

00:18:38I looked down

00:18:38Thinking about that first night

00:18:40Suddenly

00:18:40It made complete sense

00:18:42Quinn

00:18:43I'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

00:18:53After dinner

00:18:54Back at the hotel

00:18:55Once he'd carried me out of the bathroom

00:18:57And onto the bed

00:18:58I finally understood what he'd meant

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00:19:00I was completely undone

00:19:02Lucas

00:19:02I tried to glare at him

00:19:03But my eyes were misted over

00:19:05Which 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

00:19:11And 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

00:19:20I couldn't hold out

00:19:21Tears were leaking from the corners of my eyes

00:19:23Lucas

00:19:23My nails pressed into his lower back

00:19:25And there was a sound in my voice

00:19:26I 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

00:19:38Yes

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

00:19:44Quinn

00:19:44If this is good

00:19:46Then promise you'll never leave me

00:19:48Okay?

00:20:15You're gonna shine a fan of my eyes

00:20:22Can you surprise me if you're better than aime

00:20:23Water

00:20:23You won't have to fly

00:20:23But you're guiding him

00:20:32When you're gonna Tarun

00:20:32Can I figure it out

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00:25:20birthday, the gift I'd sent from Miami made it to his party. Ethan sat on the couch, smoking,

00:25:24the bottle in front of him mostly empty. The gift had been chosen by Lucas and me together,

00:25:28a vintage pair of cufflinks from a high-end label Ryan loved. These are beautiful. Ryan laughed a

00:25:33little stiffly, reading Ethan's expression, and quickly had his girlfriend put them away. Let me

00:25:37see. Ethan spoke without warning. Ryan froze but handed the box over without a word. Ethan stared

00:25:42at the pair of cufflinks. The brand's logo was discreet, almost invisible, but Ethan stared at

00:25:46it for a long moment. Put them away. He closed the box and pushed it aside. Ryan exhaled with

00:25:51relief and reached for it. Ethan snatched the empty bottle from the table and smashed it against the

00:25:55coffee table. Glass scattered. A long gash opened across the back of his hand. The room erupted.

00:26:00What happened? Why did you? That's a bad cut. It won't stop bleeding. Hospital. Ethan stood there

00:26:05motionless, face dark, still as stone. Quinn never bought anything from that label. His voice was low

00:26:10and frayed. Ryan smiled quickly. So what? Quinn probably just picked something at random. Not like

00:26:15your birthday. She'd been planning your gift for six months. Exactly. You know what she means to

00:26:21you. None of us combined are worth a tenth of what she feels for you. Ethan laughed sharply.

00:26:25Feels for me. The noise in the room bled away, one degree at a time. Ethan, should I call Quinn?

00:26:31We need to deal with that cut first. Ryan suddenly worked up the nerve, picked up his phone,

00:26:35and photographed Ethan's torn up hand, then sent it to Quinn on the spot. Ethan didn't stop him.

00:27:06The room went still. About ten seconds passed. Then Ryan's phone rang. See? I knew she loved you more than

00:27:13anything.

00:27:14Look, Ethan, it's Quinn. The others noticed it too. The tension in Ethan's face had eased,

00:27:19just slightly. You want to take it? Ryan held out the phone. Ethan didn't look at it. He turned away.

00:27:23I'll get it. I'll get it. Ryan said eagerly, putting it on speaker. When Quinn's voice came

00:27:27through, Ethan's jaw locked. Ryan, are you okay? Are you hurt? It's not me. It's Ethan's hand. You have

00:27:33no idea how bad it is. Blood everywhere. He won't stop. Ryan rambled on. The other end went quiet.

00:27:38Quinn, are you there? Maybe, maybe you should come back. Ethan won't go to the hospital. He can't

00:27:41just keep bleeding like this. Ryan. Her voice was still soft, still the same. Yeah? Yeah, I'm here.

00:27:46Go on. Ryan signaled frantically to Ethan. Don't tell me about him anymore. Ryan's smile collapsed.

00:27:51Quinn? And happy birthday, Ryan. Wait, Quinn, don't hang up! The line went dead. Ryan stood there

00:27:57holding the phone like it had burned him. He wanted to slap himself. What was he thinking? Getting

00:28:01involved. Now look at the mess. Silence. Ethan looked around at everyone and smiled lightly. You all go

00:28:06mute? No one dared speak. He smiled again. What, nobody's got anything to say? Ethan, don't get worked up.

00:28:11The cut's bleeding more. Ethan, you know how Quinn is. From the corner, where she'd been sitting

00:28:14quietly through everything, Vera finally spoke. I've wanted to say this for a long time. What

00:28:19you did was cruel. Quinn's a woman. Women have pride. Even if you stopped loving her, you could

00:28:24have ended it cleanly. Who says I wanted it to end cleanly? Ethan smiled, sharp and cold.

00:28:29She gave me seven years. Seven years? You think that's nothing to me? Vera smiled very quietly.

00:28:34But did you ever stop to think? A girl only has so many seven years. What if Quinn never

00:28:40comes back? Impossible! No one caught it, but there was the faintest tremor at the end of

00:28:44that word. What's impossible in this world? Once the heart's been hurt badly enough, can

00:28:49you really warm it back up? Ethan, stop doing things you'll regret. Vera said nothing more.

00:28:54She picked up her bag and walked out. Across the room, Daniel watched her leave. His own wife

00:28:58of two years. His expression unreadable. Was she pitying Quinn? Defending her? Or was

00:29:03she talking about herself? Aren't you gonna go after her? Daniel curved his lips, lit a

00:29:07cigarette. She's not my wife tonight. My wife is on set. She's out of the production next

00:29:12month. You're gonna wreck yourself. His friend sighed. Daniel didn't respond. Vera and Quinn

00:29:17were different. Quinn had no family draining her. Earned her own money. A breakup just meant

00:29:21a softer lifestyle for a while. But Vera had her family's debt behind her. And a brother

00:29:25bedridden at home. She couldn't leave him. She wouldn't dare, no matter how many chances

00:29:29she had.

00:29:55My father.

00:29:56your baby.

00:30:25your baby

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00:33:17I 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.

00:33:23I laughed softly.

00:33:24What?

00:33:24Quinn, are you going back?

00:33:26Back where?

00:33:27Back home.

00:33:29Not 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.

00:33:37I'm not staying away forever.

00:33:38Lucas went quiet again.

00:33:45I caught up.

00:33:46Are you asking if I'm gonna get back together with Ethan?

00:33:48Are you?

00:33:49If 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.

00:34:01If 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.

00:34:09Let 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.

00:34:16Leaving 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.

00:34:25I won't.

00:34:26Won't what?

00:34:26I won't get distracted, won't play around, won'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.

00:34:42In the end, I gently pushed him away.

00:34:44Lucas, 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.

00:34:52I don't want to be in a relationship right now.

00:34:54Then what have we been doing?

00:34:55Lucas gripped my shoulders, voice unsteady.

00:34:58Quinn, 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.

00:35:19If this arrangement makes you uncomfortable, I'll leave Miami right away.

00:35:23I 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.

00:35:39I 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.

00:35:47Sorry, I just need a little time alone.

00:35:49I nodded.

00:35:50Go ahead, I won't bother you.

00:35:51Quinn, give me some time.

00:35:53I'll get back to you.

00:35:55He left.

00:35:55I sank slowly onto the couch.

00:35:57All the energy gone from my body.

00:35:59I 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.

00:36:09I 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.

00:36:17I just shouldn't have gotten Lucas involved.

00:36:18If I'd known from the start that he had feelings for me,

00:36:21I never would have let him drive me home that night.

00:36:51I have to wait to see him.

00:36:53I'm sorry.

00:37:09I need to be in a place for me,

00:37:10Maybe I'm Rogers.

00:37:10I need to be head brace.

00:37:10I've never had fun until the end.

00:37:10I've never been gone down before.

00:37:10You were into, I was scared to go around.

00:37:15I'm scared to go around,

00:37:20and I'm scared to go around,

00:37:20and I'm scared to go around.

00:37:20How about you?

00:37:20.

00:37:52It was past 3 a.m. when Lucas drove back to Quinn's hotel.

00:37:55He got out of the car but didn't go in.

00:37:57He leaned against the door and lit a cigarette.

00:37:59Countless windows glowing above him.

00:38:01He couldn't tell which one was hers.

00:38:02But knowing she was there.

00:38:03Knowing she was in the same city as him.

00:38:05Knowing that if he walked through those doors, in 10 minutes he'd see her.

00:38:08That was enough.

00:38:09Something like contentment.

00:38:10It hadn't taken him two days to figure it out.

00:38:12Quietly, he'd talked himself down.

00:38:14Quinn had just come out of something long and damaging.

00:38:16Not wanting to dive back into a relationship made complete sense.

00:38:19Being disappointed in men, in love, in the idea of marriage, made even more sense.

00:38:23Maybe he'd pushed too hard.

00:38:25He shouldn't have cornered her like that.

00:38:26If keeping things loose made her feel lighter, easier, he didn't need a label.

00:38:29What's worse than wanting someone and never having them?

00:38:32Maybe a year and a half ago, when he found out Quinn had moved in with him.

00:38:35That was when he genuinely decided to let go.

00:38:37So he'd tried the setups.

00:38:38Tried to meet someone new.

00:38:39Tried to move forward.

00:38:40Couldn't do it.

00:38:41Recognized that quickly.

00:38:42Cut it off.

00:38:43After that, no matter how much pressure came from his family, he never went back down that road.

00:38:47If Quinn hadn't left Ethan and come to Miami, if she hadn't invited him up that night,

00:38:50he probably would have stayed alone his whole life.

00:38:52Lucas stubbed out the cigarette.

00:38:54His eyes went still and settled.

00:38:55But Quinn did come to Miami.

00:38:56And she did ask him up.

00:38:58If the girl he'd loved for years came to him and he let her slip away anyway,

00:39:01then Lucas Shaw, you don't deserve the happiness you want.

00:40:43The night before I was set to leave Miami,

00:40:45I went out for drinks with my best friend.

00:40:47So, how's things with Lucas?

00:40:49She looked me over.

00:40:50Look at you.

00:40:51That glow.

00:40:52Your skin's been absolutely luminous all week.

00:40:54He's been good for you.

00:40:56I should stop.

00:40:57I don't want a relationship.

00:40:58I don't want to get married.

00:40:59Quinn, why are you punishing yourself for someone else's mistakes?

00:41:02And it's not fair to Lucas either.

00:41:04The saying goes, one person plants the tree, another enjoys the shade.

00:41:07Fine.

00:41:07But that doesn't mean the person who planted the tree gets to leave a storm behind for the next one.

00:41:10Ethan was terrible.

00:41:11But Lucas is a good man.

00:41:13One worth something real.

00:41:14Why should Ethan's garbage keep you from giving Lucas a real chance?

00:41:18It's not that I'm biased against him.

00:41:20I just haven't gotten over the damage yet.

00:41:22You haven't gotten over the damage.

00:41:23Babe, Ethan spent seven years running you down and you don't even know it.

00:41:27You think you're not worth being loved?

00:41:29I stared at her.

00:41:30Was she right?

00:41:30The exhaustion of the back and forth.

00:41:32The constant anxiety.

00:41:33The feeling of never being enough.

00:41:35Never being secure.

00:41:36So now my guard was up against everyone.

00:41:38Against the whole world.

00:41:39Convinced that no one would ever love me without conditions.

00:41:41But why shouldn't I deserve that?

00:41:42The ones who waste your love, let them choke on it.

00:41:44The ones who love honestly, the universe opens a window for them.

00:41:47Babe, do you know how incredible you are?

00:41:49My best friend pulled me in, swayed gently.

00:41:51You're gorgeous.

00:41:52You have an amazing body.

00:41:53You were making your own money since sophomore year.

00:41:56Paid your own rent and practically kept me fed too.

00:41:58You're talented and driven and kind.

00:42:01If I were a man, I'd fight anyone to marry you.

00:42:04You deserve to be loved, Quinn.

00:42:05Genuinely loved by the right person.

00:42:08Not ground down and wasted on someone like Ethan.

00:42:11Trust me on this.

00:42:12He will regret it.

00:42:13For the rest of his life, he won't be able to shake losing you.

00:42:16Now, call Lucas and cancel your flight home.

00:42:19Don't think I don't know you already rebooked it.

00:42:20My eyes were getting hot.

00:42:21But what if Lucas and I end up in the same place?

00:42:24What if it ends the same way?

00:42:25It won't.

00:42:26How do you know?

00:42:27Because a man with that kind of self-control, who's never settled for less,

00:42:29will not be stupid enough to throw away the girl he actually chose.

00:42:32He's not Ethan.

00:42:33I shook my head.

00:42:34He wasn't.

00:42:35He really wasn't.

00:42:36So, call him.

00:42:37You have no idea how happy it'll make him.

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?

00:43:16Happy?

00:43:17I nodded slowly.

00:43:18I think, yeah.

00:43:19Really happy.

00:43:19See?

00:43:21You're happy.

00:43:22Lucas is happier.

00:43:23What else is there to figure out?

00:43:24Then she laughed.

00:43:25Honestly?

00:43:26I just keep thinking about how miserable Ethan's going to be.

00:43:29That alone puts me in a great mood.

00:43:32Who knows?

00:43:32He'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.

00:43:39Like he was just a name.

00:43:40Someone with no claim on me anymore.

00:43:42Lucas' 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.

00:43:52Men can like whoever they want.

00:43:53Overlap if they choose.

00:43:55The world hardly blinks.

00:43:56So why can't I, after a real ending, start something new?

00:43:59I walked toward him.

00:44:00He walked toward me.

00:44:01People 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.

00:44:07Burning hot.

00:44:08He was still warm when I pressed my forehead to his.

00:44:11Slightly breathless.

00:44:12Voice low.

00:44:12Quinn, do I have a fever?

00:44:14Maybe.

00:44:16Too much touching and this happens?

00:44:18I laughed and kissed under his chin.

00:44:20Maybe 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?

00:44:28I 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.

00:44:36I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him closer.

00:44:38You sure you don't want to know?

00:44:40Boyfriend.

00:44:46I went to the tip.

00:44:47What am I to you right now?

00:44:47You're right.test

00:44:47yourself. Okay.

00:45:04You're

00:45:04right. You're

00:45:04you right now. Boyfriend.

00:45:04picked your heart, I'm fine. I'm so sorry,

00:45:04but never mind,71 and3 and my job is fine. To be continued. были

00:45:09popping up on season

00:45:092. Five minutes away. Episode

00:45:10.

00:46:07Ethan's car stopped at the mouth of an alley.

00:46:09He got out and walked into the narrow street on foot.

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.

00:46:16Long retired.

00:46:17No longer taking clients.

00:46:19But 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.

00:46:25Ryan 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.

00:46:35He'd been a wreck these past weeks.

00:46:36He knew it.

00:46:37But the other women had never meant anything.

00:46:38A moment's impulse.

00:46:39Nothing more.

00:46:40Even Mia.

00:46:41The 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.

00:46:48Complacent.

00:46:48He'd taken it all for granted.

00:46:50But some people are like the air.

00:46:51You 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.

00:47:04Letting 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.

00:47:09The 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.

00:47:13This time when Quinn came home he'd propose.

00:47:15He'd always known how much she wanted to marry him.

00:47:17Give her that and she'd feel safe.

00:47:18She'd forgive him.

00:47:19She would.

00:47:39Have a great day.

00:47:39So yeah.

00:48:01Have a great day.

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00:50:08the screen. His heart slowed back down. Ethan, there's something I need to tell you. Wanted to

00:50:13think it over first. Go ahead. Just don't freak out, okay? It's probably just rumors. Could be

00:50:18nothing at all. What is it? It's about Quinn. Actually, forget it. I'm probably 80% sure it's

00:50:23someone making stuff up. Ryan, since when do you talk like this? What happened to Quinn? Did she

00:50:28come back? Ethan. Ryan suddenly felt sick. Of all the rumors that could have gotten out, why did it

00:50:33have to be Lucas Shaw? Ethan had been at each other's throats with Lucas for years. Two years

00:50:36ago, they'd gone head-to-head over a major contract. Ethan's company lost. First time

00:50:40he'd ever tasted defeat. It had poisoned what was already a tense relationship into something close

00:50:44to hatred. I said, don't freak out. This is all secondhand. There's no confirmation. Someone

00:50:49spotted Quinn in Miami. Ethan's grip on the phone tightened. His voice stayed controlled, barely.

00:50:53So she's in Miami. So what? She was with Lucas Shaw. Could just be dinner. Probably nothing.

00:50:58Got it. Ethan. Nothing else? I'm hanging up. The call cut off. Ethan stood in the narrow street,

00:51:03shopping bag in hand. The bag holding the dress Quinn had bought. He walked, step by step,

00:51:06through the cold of early winter, all the way to the mouth of the alley, back to his car.

00:51:10He stopped. A 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 at the curb.

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00:51:57we need a general meeting called that sport. And you want to go into it's our turn

00:51:57so he got into college. But we're ст, it's going to have to think relax, huh?

00:52:02And you think everyone else was meant to matter today. This information comes

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00:54:32The second month after Quinn left, Ethan sent her a text.

00:54:34It went through, no response.

00:54:36The message read,

00:54:37Thinking about selling the apartment, what do you want to do with your clothes?

00:54:40Maybe he forgot she'd left a note saying to deal with everything herself.

00:54:43Dispose of it all however he liked.

00:54:44Or maybe it was intentional, an excuse to reach out.

00:54:47Maybe Ethan told himself he was giving her a way back in.

00:54:49She was smart, she'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.

00:54:56Her clothes and everything else stayed exactly as they were, like she'd never left.

00:54:59Ethan came back late nights after going out, lay down in her bed, stared at the ceiling until almost dawn.

00:55:04The third month after she left, same as always, late and still.

00:55:07When the clock hands crept toward midnight, Ethan dialed her number.

00:55:21The second month after Quinn left, Quinn had been careful, quiet, a 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.

00:55:45She 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.

00:55:52Ethan, 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 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.

00:56:09The last time they'd said goodbye, what had her face looked like?

00:56:11Did she smile and nod?

00:56:12Or did her eyes go red?

00:56:14The 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,

00:56:19Quinn, come home.

00:56:20But what came out of his mouth was,

00:56:21Quinn, you've made your point.

00:56:23Come home.

00:56:24His 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, like he'd been encased in ice and couldn't move.

00:56:32Ethan, you snooze, you lose.

00:56:35Can't let a girl stew overnight or someone else steps in.

00:56:39Lucas 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, now!

00:56:46His eyes looked flooded.

00:56:48He gripped the phone, voice shaking low.

00:56:51Lucas, if you took advantage of-

00:56:52She can 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, but everything on her face said one thing.

00:57:02I was hurt.

00:57:02His chest clenched.

00:57:03He kissed the corner of her eye, drew 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.

00:57:14He brought his lips down to Quinn's, softly.

00:57:16Hey.

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.

00:58:07My 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.

00:58:13Never 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.

00:58:18I was wearing a new blush pink cashmere dress.

00:58:20Makeup done.

00:58:20Feeling like myself again.

00:58:22Warm and whole.

00:58:23Like a ripe peach in September.

00:58:24I had my hand tucked at Lucas's arm.

00:58:26We were laughing about something as we pushed through the revolving door.

00:58:28And there was Ethan, stepping out of a car.

00:58:30I stopped.

00:58:31My feet stopped with me.

00:58:32Lucas's warm fingers closed around mine.

00:58:34Ethan's shirt was wrinkled.

00:58:35No tie.

00:58:36The 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.

00:58:42A fountain not far off played something cheerful.

00:58:44The whole moment felt like a slow motion shot from a movie.

00:58:47Except I wasn't watching.

00:58:48I was in it.

00:58:48Ethan looked more undone than I'd ever seen him.

00:58:51Lucas 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.

00:58:59Warm.

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.

00:59:31We 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.

01:00:03He thought he called di backing up.

01:00:04He found that familyностиeth that he created him and he thought he's gotkok.

01:00:11He found it that way.

01:00:11But time, he turned out.

01:00:13He then, he thought that he had solved problems in the world.

01:00:13He also.

01:00:13Told you tomad dece first.

01:00:14Yeah.

01:00:32That's actually what he did.

01:00:32I have been buying the branch for the car.

01:00:33That's so good.

01:00:33.

01:01:03.

01:01:33.

01:02:03.

01:02:33.

01:03:03.

01:03:33.

01:04:23I shook my head gently.

01:04:25Ethan, please go.

01:04:27Quinn, I never touched Mia.

01:04:29Three days and I ended it.

01:04:31The dress you bought, I had it repaired.

01:04:34And our rings, I kept them both.

01:04:37Quinn, I had a custom ring made.

01:04:38I mean this-

01:04:39His eyes were getting redder.

01:04:40His voice had the faintest tremor.

01:04:42He held out a small velvet box, held it out to me like an offering.

01:04:46Everything in his face was careful, hoping, terrified.

01:04:49Looking at him, I couldn't pretend it didn't hurt at all.

01:04:51But it was only that, just a little hurt.

01:04:53Ethan, I have a boyfriend.

01:04:55I tightened my hand around Lucas's and stepped out from behind him to stand beside him, shoulder to shoulder.

01:05:00The color drained out of Ethan's face in an instant.

01:05:03His gaze dropped slowly and stopped.

01:05:05On our intertwined fingers, the matching bands on our ring fingers.

01:05:08Just like it had been with us, once.

01:05:10Quinn, are you serious?

01:05:12I took a breath, turned to look at Lucas and nodded.

01:05:14Yes, completely serious.

01:05:17Ethan laughed softly, just once.

01:05:19You think he's serious about you?

01:05:20You think you know how much of this is real?

01:05:22Two years ago, he fought me tooth and nail over a deal.

01:05:25And now he's going after you.

01:05:27Quinn, don't you think there's something in that?

01:05:28Some other motive?

01:05:29Can he honestly say he's pursuing you with absolutely nothing to prove to me?

01:05:32Quinn, you've always been too trusting.

01:05:34All men are the same in the end.

01:05:36You were with me for seven years.

01:05:38You know how much happened between us.

01:05:39You think Lucas won't care?

01:05:40You think it won't matter to him in the end?

01:05:42You think he's actually gonna stay?

01:05:43That you'll get your happy ending with him?

01:05:44Aren't you afraid that being with him just leads you to another seven years exactly like this one?

01:05:53I shook my head gently.

01:05:54Ethan, please go.

01:05:56Quinn, I never touched Mia.

01:05:59Three days and I ended it.

01:06:00The dress you bought, I had it repaired.

01:06:07The fountain music stopped. Ethan stopped.

01:06:09A silence settled over me.

01:06:10Then came the smallest sound, like something very fine and thin, quietly breaking.

01:06:15And after that sound?

01:06:16Relief.

01:06:17Lightness.

01:06:17Whatever last piece of grief I'd been carrying was gone.

01:06:20Nothing left to lose now.

01:06:21It's just such a waste, I thought.

01:06:23Why does living always come with things you regret?

01:06:25Before today, I didn't regret loving Ethan.

01:06:27Good or bad, it was mine.

01:06:29It happened.

01:06:29But in this moment, I couldn't help grieving it.

01:06:31Seven years and I'd never seen clearly.

01:06:33Ethan, at his core, had never really looked at me.

01:06:36Not the way I deserved to be seen.

01:06:37Lucas pulled me into his arms, his eyes full of something pained.

01:06:40I was a little pale, but I smiled and shook my head.

01:06:42I'm okay.

01:06:43Come on, wait by the car.

01:06:45I've got this.

01:06:46I want to be here with you.

01:06:47I held his hand and wouldn't let go.

01:06:48Lucas looked at me for a long moment, then bowed his head and kissed me hard.

01:06:52Quinn, everything I've ever done, I've done with a clear conscience.

01:06:55No regrets.

01:06:56But right now, right now I genuinely regret not taking you from him when I had the chance.

01:07:01What gives you the right?

01:07:02Ethan cut in.

01:07:03Going after someone when they're at their lowest?

01:07:04What kind of man does that make you, Lucas?

01:07:06Ethan, you didn't deserve a single year of what Quinn gave you.

01:07:09Not one.

01:07:10Maybe those words finally broke something in Ethan.

01:07:12He lost control in a way he never had before.

01:07:15Words he'd never have said otherwise.

01:07:16Oh yeah?

01:07:17And you, Lucas?

01:07:19You go after a woman who spent seven years with me.

01:07:22What right do you have to stand there and lecture me?

01:07:25Tell me the truth.

01:07:26Do you actually love Quinn?

01:07:27Or do you love the idea of having something that was mine?

01:07:38Lucas put his fist through Ethan's face.

01:07:40Ethan wasn't one to absorb him.

01:07:41He came back swimming.

01:07:43They went at each other until both of them were marked up, split and bruised.

01:07:46Security rushed over, finally managed to get between them.

01:07:49The two men stood there breathing hard, still glaring at each other, not giving an inch.

01:07:53Can we stop now?

01:07:54I was furious and scared, and my voice broke a little.

01:07:57Quinn.

01:07:57Ethan's face was cold.

01:07:59You saw it.

01:08:00Lucas threw the first punch.

01:08:01I'm not letting this go.

01:08:03Yes, he did.

01:08:04Mr. Harlow, I'll have him apologize to you.

01:08:07Whatever you want to do next, we'll cooperate.

01:08:09Quinn, he said it first!

01:08:10Lucas started immediately.

01:08:12I pressed my hand lightly over his, then turned back, calm.

01:08:14Mr. Harlow, I'll apologize on his behalf.

01:08:17You're defending him?

01:08:18Just like that?

01:08:19Ethan stepped toward me slowly.

01:08:20He hit me, Quinn.

01:08:21What would you like us to do about it?

01:08:23Quinn, I'm hurt.

01:08:25He gestured at his face.

01:08:26You can see this, right?

01:08:27This really hurts.

01:08:29I looked at it.

01:08:29We'll call you an ambulance.

01:08:31We'll cover everything.

01:08:32You know that's not what I want.

01:08:33He reached for my arm.

01:08:34I stepped back.

01:08:35Quinn!

01:08:36Everything Ethan had been holding up cracked all at once.

01:08:38The way he looked at me.

01:08:39Loss.

01:08:40Bare and unguarded.

01:08:41But my chest was still and quiet.

01:08:43Genuinely still.

01:08:43Lucas made a sharp sound.

01:08:45Quinn, am I gonna be scarred?

01:08:46I turned fast.

01:08:47His lip was split.

01:08:48His eye was swelling.

01:08:49His jaw had blood on it, and it looked worse than it was.

01:08:51I reached into my bag for a tissue and started cleaning it.

01:08:54Ow.

01:08:54Quinn, gently, gently.

01:08:56He winced and grimaced dramatically.

01:08:57Serves you right.

01:08:58I said quietly.

01:08:59But I was careful.

01:09:00You're going to need stitches.

01:09:02Then come with me.

01:09:03I pass out around needles.

01:09:04I gave him a look.

01:09:05But I nodded.

01:09:05Lucas immediately pulled me into a hug.

01:09:07And I need you to kiss it.

01:09:09Right here.

01:09:10It's killing me.

01:09:11I rose slowly on my toes and pressed my lips, gently.

01:09:13Right to the wound.

01:09:37Ethan didn't say anything more.

01:09:39The late son stretched his shadow long and quiet behind him.

01:09:42Maybe it was the moment Quinn dabbed at Lucas's face.

01:09:44Maybe it was the moment she kissed him there, softly.

01:09:47That was when Ethan finally understood it.

01:09:49Quinn did not love him anymore.

01:09:50What Vera had asked that night had turned out to be true.

01:09:52Quinn was not coming back to him.

01:09:54He'd thought he was the one who could walk away from seven years easily.

01:09:57He'd thought he was the one who'd always held the upper hand.

01:09:59He'd thought he was always going to come out ahead.

01:10:01But standing here now, he understood.

01:10:03The one who couldn't let go was him.

01:10:04Quinn had been the string that held the kite to the sky.

01:10:07The string snapped and the kite lost its way.

01:10:09It was never going to find home again.

01:10:20He'd thought he could have dich.

01:10:23He'd thought he'd thought the kite lost it.

01:10:27So if anyone left, it was the one who'd really moved.

01:10:28It was only known for his action.

01:10:28Why do we make this clear open and open?

01:10:28By running aside from Muhyら where he frisked his attention is,

01:10:28his heart but him Glassض crushed his heart.

01:10:49Keeley war's immensely good for the past.

01:10:54I watched Ethan turn and walk back to his car.

01:10:57I watched that solitary figure disappear.

01:10:59The sun at dusk slid below the horizon all at once.

01:11:01The sky shifted to a pale, soft blue.

01:11:04His car pulled away and got smaller.

01:11:05I felt like I could see it.

01:11:06All seven years, from 17 to 24, rushing away with that car.

01:11:10Gone.

01:11:11From this day on, I knew.

01:11:12His name would be like any ordinary name in the world.

01:11:15I wouldn't try to forget it.

01:11:16I just wouldn't think of it on my own.

01:11:17Quinn.

01:11:18Lucas wrapped me in his arms quietly.

01:11:20I turned and looked up at him, smiling lightly.

01:11:22Let's go.

01:11:24Hospital.

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