After He Broke Me

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ying to her messages, brushing it off with, "Work's been insane." When she asked

every time she gave more, he seemed to give less. Yet, one soft kiss on

e would be enough to unlock w

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e night with her coworkers. He agreed but showed up late

t it up, he simply said, "

e apologized instead. But her heart was learning th

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more often, and when she asked to visit, he claimed to be "too tired" or "swamped with code." The conversations that once f

right away. When he finally did, he looked surprised, almost guilty. The apartment was a mess: pizza boxes,

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iot at a tech networking event. He had told her he was home working late. Her chest tightened, but s

they'd had, but Elliot barely looked up from his laptop. One night, while sh

dn't