“Patience,” Shannon said softly. “You need to give him time. It takes a long time to get to that point, Claire. It’s not so easy for everyone. There’s trauma in his past, and right now he’s living in it. But he’ll find his way to you.” “Like you found your way to Johnny?” “Yes,” she replied with a nod. “But it didn’t happen overnight, and I am so grateful that he had the ability to be patient with me. To show me that love can be kind and patient and everything I had never experienced before.”
