"I just don't trust him," Cross admitted.
Nina scoffed softly. "You don't trust him… or you don't trust me?"
Cross froze. "…That's not fair."
"It is," she replied. "Because you're making it about jealousy instead of reality. West is my gang leader. That's it."
Cross laughed bitterly. "Yeah… just your gang leader."
Nina turned back to him fully now. "Say what you really mean."
He hesitated and shook his head. "…Nothing."
"Exactly," she stated. "Because you don't even have proof of anything. Just insecurity."
Cross swallowed hard. "…I just don't want to lose you."
Nina's expression changed slightly but she held her ground.
"You already have," she said quietly.
His eyes reddened instantly as he broke down. "…Please don't say that…"
"I'm not attracted to you anymore, Cross," she said, forcing herself to be direct. "I can't fake something that's not there."
He stepped forward again, grabbing her hands.
