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‘You’re leaving, aren’t you?’ It was less of a question than it was an affirmation.  She didn’t blame him.  That didn’t mean it didn’t hurt.  With a slow nod of his head, a sob escaped her trembling lips.  'Do me a favor? Stay one more night. Let me fall asleep with our legs tangled together and my head on your chest.’ It would make everything so much worse for them tomorrow, but in reality, they both secretly enjoyed the pain.

'You loved him, didn't you?' 'More than I can say in words.' 'Then why did you two never end up together?' 'Our timing was never right and even when it was, we knew we would never last. We loved one another far too much to ever destroy one another.'

'I can't make you stay.' Maybe, that was untrue. She could make him stay. She wouldn't, but she could. All she would have to do is mutter those three words and ask him to please not leave her. He would be hers forever. Yes, she could make him stay. But, she wouldn't. It wouldn't be fair to either of them. 'I'm sorry.' She was, infinitely.

She wore a white dress, vail loosely covering her ivory face. Her eyes met his in a mirror and she smiled gently, but he could see the sadness behind it. It truly was the most beautiful he had ever seen her.  She would marry a good man today. A man that could love her the way she deserved. A man that would take care of her for years to come. A man that wasn’t him.