“I want you to know I’m going to spend every second I’m on this earth proving to you that I’m not him.” I untangle our limbs and cup her cheeks. I stroke my thumbs over her skin, smiling when she sighs and melts into my touch. “I will never be him. I will never leave you and Lucy, and I promise you won’t ever doubt my…” Love for you, I want to say. I swallow it down, but she nods, eyes bright. “I know,” she whispers. “I know that. I’ve never doubted you for a second. I’m not scared, Hudson. I just… go slow with me, please.”
