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She thought she loved him. She thought he understood her (despite his non-mutant status). She thought they had a real shot at making it. She thought a lot of things that didn't mean jack when she was facing down the reality of their situation.
Justin Pierce was a good man and he loved her. That should've been enough. She wanted it to be enough. Silently, she promised to do whatever it took to hold them together. She was so sure her will, strong as it was, wouldn't fail them. She thought it'd be enough…
But then he called her on it. He told her that if they were going to be together, she'd have to let down those walls she's spent so many years meticulously building. He told her he wouldn't have half of a relationship. He told her she had to choose—let him in or let them go.
She packed her bags that night. She could give everything else but to trust him that fully? She wanted to, but she couldn't. And, like it or not, that was how it had to be. Otherwise it wasn't fair to him—or to her. They both deserved better.