She did not want to be so undignified, but reality had hit her hard. She could not face the pain of losing him, and before she knew it, all her pride and confidence had faded.

"Tell me what can I do to get you to leave." He held her hand with his broad, strong hand and tried to move her hand away, but she gripped onto his shirt and refused to let go.

"Do you want to get rid of me so badly? The more you want to get rid of me, the less likely I'm going to leave!" She would not let him enjoy his life without her. "I don't think that Gary and Ruby are going to allow you to keep in touch with me!"

"Don't you want to send Hayden back?" he said.

The two of them were both saying only what they wanted to say but seemed to know what the other one was saying by heart at the same time.

"I will just see him off for his flight!"

He stared at the stubborn look in her eyes and was completely defeated.

"There's nobody else around right now. Why wouldn't you tell me the truth?" She could not unde