She nodded slowly, squeezing his fingers. “I don’t care if I’m not going to like it all if it means you’re going to be honest and open,” she said finally.
“I’m trying,” he assured her quietly, closing his eyes and turning away a moment. “I… have always wanted you in my life,” he told her quietly, figuring that was a good starting point. “Everyone else… Well, you were always here. And last year when you left, I… I don’t know. It was… simple. Everything was simple. It was easy, just… moving on from my life. And I missed you, but it wasn’t… the end of the world. I don’t know why. And ever since you got back, everything’s been so hard, and so different, and I can’t… I don’t know how to do it.”
(Source: rymarshall)
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