[i]"It's not about fun, Desmond... Without you... I don't know what I have left."[/i] [b]It wasn't exactly what she wanted to admit, but Desmond was the last thing she cared about, the last thing that had any value.[/b] [b]She took a deep breath, shuffling her legs like a nervous child, using her free hand to push her hair away from her face and over her ear.[/b] [i]"I guess I shouldn't burden you... I just don't want you to be hurt."[/i]