“That was amazing!” He sets me on my feet and cradles my face in his hands. “You were amazing, Rose. I’m so proud of you.” Something cracks open inside of me at his words. My eyes burn with unshed tears. “All I did was sing karaoke,” I whisper around the emotion lodged in my throat. “All you did–are you kidding me?” He wraps me up in a hug that I could live in. “You conquered a fear. That takes guts.” “I wouldn’t have done it without you.”
