“Never apologize for the way you feel.” “I was convinced that I wasn’t good enough to be loved. That my body wasn’t good enough to be loved. I’ve been eating more, and I’m gaining weight, and my jeans don’t fit around my flabby stomach.” Wrath kickstarts a fire in my chest. “Stop.” Uh-oh. There’s that notorious Hollings temper, rearing its ugly head. She pulls away from me to sniffle. “What—” The growl in my voice is unintended, but I don’t apologize for letting it slip out. “I’m not going to sit here and listen to you talk badly about yourself.” Tears travel an errant path down her
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