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"I just want my friend back."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

Sleep-deprived, he muttered, "I want more than that."

"Wanted," she despaired. "I see the way you look at each other."

"Don't you see the way I look at you?" He turned away, stripped bare. 

"Jim, wait." Gathering courage, she whispered, "I love you."

 

He paused.

Chapter End Notes:
I envision this conversation taking place at some point during Ben Franklin, after Karen and Jim's series of late-night long talks.


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