fic: (almost lovers always do)

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written for the lost girl comment ficathon, & originally posted here for immortality.

(almost lovers always do)
lauren/bo; g; ~170 words.
prompt: should've known you'd bring me heartache

bo? look, just… that’s not what i- that’s not what you-

please call me back.

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hey, bo. it’s- it’s lauren.

call me back, okay?

please?

i really need to talk to you.

/

i know you’re getting these, bo-

it’s been five days.

/

will you please just let me explain?

/

i don’t know what to do.

so i just-i'm just going to talk now, okay?

it’s not what you think.

i mean, it is, but also, it isn’t.

it’s complicated, bo.

yes, the ash sent me,

and yes, things progressed a lot faster- a lot faster than they would have, if he hadn’t.

i- i regret it had to happen this way,

but i can’t regret something i’ve wanted for-

-for a while.

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i-

you-

i care about you, bo.

/

i was only trying to-

i would do it all again, okay?

i would.

/

she stares at the screen-

seven unread

-and hits delete.

/

(she never wants to know).

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