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Bull finally turned away from the window, laughing as if he hadn’t just bared his soul to Marissa less than two minutes prior. “Your emotions have given you tunnel-vision. It all went right over your head.” he said as he crossed the stark office, stopping mere inches from Marissa. “I try so hard to maintain this, ‘indifferent’ persona that i’ve carefully cultivated for years. But there’s just something about you, everything just crumbles when you’re around. And the worst part is,” he chuckled, “I can’t even find it in myself to care. Not even Izzy or Diana could do that to me. At first, I couldn’t quite put my finger on to why that was, but after what happened this afternoon, I think I figured it out. It hurt more because-” Bull paused, taking a deep breath, “-because I love you.” His eyes were now glued to the floor and the last few words nearly inaudible.