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\u201cIt was strong. In the bedroom. On the sheets.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s fear.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI didn\u2019t cheat on you.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe gave me a ride home last week when my car wouldn\u2019t start.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt probably got on my jacket\u2026 or the couch\u2026 I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith everything going on\u2026 my mom in the hospital\u2026 I just\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou didn\u2019t give me a chance to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s not how this works.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd right now\u2026 that\u2019s what\u2019s broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s about whether I even feel safe coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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