“I just thought some parts of my life would be different by now,” I said, and I hoped he’d understand. “It has nothing to do with you or Tommy. You guys are my whole world.” My lip trembled. “I don’t know. There are just so many things I wanted to accomplish and change about myself by now.” I rubbed my hands across my face and discovered a bit of frosting in my eyebrow. God. I really was a mess. “Sometimes, it just feels like it’s too late.”

