Oracle 14: What to Do When the Truth Comes Out
"It meant I could only love you as much as you allowed me to, Stephanie. You had already chosen Morelli and drawn a line between us the day you told me it would not work between us. You didn't want me to cross the line and I respected your decision. I told you my love didn't come with a ring because you never really wanted a ring from me. All you ever wanted was Morelli. You couldn't live with him under the same roof for more than three months and you kept on fighting with each other all the time. But no matter what happened, you always went back to him."
Ranger falls silent for a moment. He has never felt so tired and exhausted, but he knows he has to finish this conversation. Even if it may end up hurting them both and keeping them apart forever. "If you truly love Morelli and need to go back to him, please tell me now. I love you deeply but I'm just human, and I do have my limitation. I can't keep on doing this. Not anymore."
Stephanie looks at Ranger with wild eyes and starts laughing so hysterically that she can hardly breathe. "But I never love Morelli," She finally gasps, "I've been in love with you, like, forever!" Tears fall down her cheeks like waterfalls as her whole body shakes uncontrollably. She thinks of all the time she wasted and laughs even harder. She wants to strangle and apologize to herself at the same time for being such a stupid coward. All she had to do was to be honest with her feelings but instead she ran straight into the Land of Denial with her tail between her legs without a backward glance.
Just how cruel can Fate be, really?