Easton noticed and pulled me even closer.
"Baby..."
"Don't go," I whispered, my voice breaking. "You can't leave. You can't leave me..."
"I don't have a choice," he murmured. "It's either that or prison."
"What?"
I lifted my face and stared at him.
Easton gave me a small smile before wiping away my tears with his fingers.
"Josh Crawford's parents didn't just press charges against me. They decided to take me to court too. Our lawyers reached an agreement. If I want to avoid prison, I have to leave Seattle."
I stopped dancing and stared at him in complete disbelief.
Easton took my face between his hands.
"But if you ask me to stay, I will."
"You would go to prison just because I asked you to stay?"
The i***t smiled and nodded.
"Why?"
"Because I love you."
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