say something I couldn’t take back.”
Elise stared at me.
“You were waiting to hear about Chicago. Graduation was three weeks away. I didn’t know where I’d be living. And I was so afraid of losing you that I decided the safest thing was to make sure you thought I had nothing to lose.”
For a long moment, she said nothing.
Then she looked down at the list.
“I didn’t get Chicago, Nathan.”
“I know.”
“I stayed.”
“I know.”
She lifted her face.
“So what were we waiting for after
