Natalie drew in a breath that was meant to be steady, but ended up shuddering.

"I always had more doubts than you, and you know that. I already chose not to do this with someone else before." Because she hadn't even loved the guy. "I wanted to give it a chance because I love you. But I guess that's ironically enough the problem."

Surely this whole mess wouldn't hurt as badly if she didn't love him.