“No,” he shook his head. “No. You not giving up on me was the best thing that’s ever happened. I’m grateful for the time we got to spend together, even if it was cut shorter than I would have liked. Even if,” he searched those dark eyes but couldn’t decipher what Madden was feeling, “you can’t remember any of it. I never meant to mislead you. I thought I would get in, get out, and we would both go our separate ways. When that didn’t happen…I should have told you myself, but I didn’t.”
