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| blinked, then squared my shoulders. No matter how perfect Ryan seemed, | couldn't let myself be the weaker
one in a relationship. If | gave him an inch, that would be trouble. “Lying about what?” | replied with a faint smile.
“You're using this as an excuse to turndown,” Ryan said, and was about to cry. “Just because I'm younger
than you, you think I'm not good enough,
right?”
Before | could even answer, Ryan continued, “Why won't you just givea chance? It's not my fault I'm
younger, and being young doesn’t mean | don’t
know what love is.”
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| looked at that stubborn look on his face, my mind suddenly a mess. Ryan's feelings forran even deeper
than I'd ever imagined.
| felt a wave of unease, but managed to keep my composure. “Ryan, I've been divorced. I'm not the right person
for you. We shouldn't get emotionally
involved.”
Ryan froze for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and gavea gentle hug, keeping a polite distance
between us.
“Victoria, | know this might sound crazy, but I like how | feel when I'm with you,” Ryan said, on the verge of
tears.
| gently pushed him away, meeting his gaze with a serious look. “Ryan, don’t be like this. We aren't right for each
other.”
Ryan looked completely crushed, staring atin disbelief. “No, you're gentle, wise, graceful, always smiling at
people. | love the way you makefeel.”
| was honestly stunned. | never imagined that, in Ryan’s heart, | could be such an incredible woman.
Sure, those were my strengths in my previous life, but Jared never saw them that way and even leftbecause
of them. | couldn't believe Ryan would
appreciate me.
My eyes grew misty. Sometimes, having someone's firm love felt great, but other times, it was just too much to
handle.
“You've got it wrong. All those good qualities you see inare just front,” | said, forcing myself to break Ryan's
fantasy.
“But you pull it off so well. If you keep it up, maybe one day you'll be that gentle,” Ryan retorted.
I let out a soft laugh, then looked at him and asked, “Ryan, were you starved for love growing up?”
Ryan just nodded and asked, “How did you know?”
His honesty caughtoff guard. “For motherly love?”
Ryan nodded. “Yeah, that’s right.”
“That's not real love, Byan. Ever heard of imprinting? Sometimes, if you looked up to someone as a kid, you end
up attracted to people like the when you're older.
“But what you're feeling is more like dependence or just trying to fill svoid inside you. It's not actually love.”
Ryan looked lost for a second, then replied coolly, “People love to put labels on love, but for me, there's only one
kind. If I like someone, that’s what
want to love,”
| felt helpless and didn’t know what to say | couldn't teach a meture child to distinguish between true and false
love “Ryan, just cabin down,” I said, glancing at my watch. “I need to get to the hotel”
“Victoria, you don’t have a boyfriend, right?” Ryan called out, trailing behind me.
“No, I do,” | said. | moved on from Jared, and Hathan was good for me. He would never be clingy or overtrearing,
just always there for me.
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“Is it Nathan?” Ryan's face went pale in a flash.
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