“I don’t understand. It doesn’t make sense that you could possibly still want this after I broke our family.” “You didn’t break our family.” His voice was soft, but there was a sort of intensity there, like he believed it with his entire being. “Yes, I was hurt, sunshine. But when we started this, I knew we’d go at our own pace. It would be unfair of me to expect nothing but smooth sailing. I knew we’d hit standstills—even take steps back. But I knew we’d do it all together.”
