---- "you don't deserve her!" Dennis snapped. "She's mine. She's loved me since she was a teenager. We even promised to get married." Leon looked him straight in the eye. "Did you? Did you actually marry her?" The question silenced him. Then Leon added, "You're the one who doesn't deserve her. You couldn't make up your mind. You couldn't commit. That's what makes you trash. Anna isn't yours anymore." I looked at Dennis and smiled. ''Dennis, go home. It's really over between us."' "No," he said softly. "It never even started, so it can't be over." "Then let's put it this way," I said. "Stop chasing me. I don't like you. The only one I love is Leon." Thad loved Dennis for ten years. ---- If I hadn't joined Doctors Without Borders, I might've spent my whole life in that daydream. I'm grateful I didn't give up. And honestly? I'm grateful he lied. Three years later, Leon and I left the organization. In those three years, we saved countless lives. We also got hurt-again and again. One time, a shell exploded near him. He almost didn't make it.