“You warned me a long time ago about this and I accepted it then. I accept it now. This is your future, Johnny, and you are going to chase it.” She kissed me hard before continuing, “And I’m going to stand by you and support you, no matter what, for as long as you want me.” “I will always want you,” I vowed. “Fucking always. Don’t even say it like that, Shan. Christ.” “What I mean is, if I’m the only reason you’re afraid to sign, then you need to do it,” she explained. “I mean it, Johnny. You’re not losing me. You can have both. I promise.”
