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Confrontation, Part 2   “Bo, do you want me to stay away when you’re spending time with Matthew?”   “No, no, of course not.”   He stood up and walked to the windows and just stared. Nora knew he was a man of few words, she had always admired, if not loved his quiet strength. She could see that he was tense, knew him well enough to know that he was trying to choose his words carefully.   She waited.   Finally, he came to sit down in front of her again. “Nora, seeing you regularly with Matt or at the station is fine.”   “But?” she prodded.   “It’s all those other times that I have trouble with.”   “Bo, what do you mean, when else do you see me?”   Another long silence was held, but she was rewarded for her patience.   He met her eyes and firmly held the gaze. “In my dreams at night, in the most random of times, but constantly. And it hurts. It hurts me to know that I can’t talk to you, I can’t hold you, I can’t laugh with you. I forfeited that right and I pay the price for it every single day.”   She was stunned, stunned speechless. All she could do was stare back at him.   “Did you know that even now, I struggle every day to not call you ‘Red’? It’s like my brain won’t accept that you’re not mine anymore. It’s been almost five years, but I can’t seem to let go.”   “Do you want to let go?” she whispered.   “We’re both dating other people, and like you said, we’re doing great with Matthew. I know that you are, I mean were, the love of my life, but our time has passed. You said earlier that you thought I didn’t have feelings for you anymore. Nora, I don’t have feelings for anything anymore.”   “Yes, you do. You love Matthew and your dad, your whole family,” she paused, “and Paige.”   “It’s not the same thing, it will never be the same again.” And with that, he walked out of the room and out the front door.   She continued to sit there hugging a pillow to herself, knowing exactly what he meant.   TBC