Power Forward (Chicago Thunder, #4)

by Jodi Oliver

Baby steps. “It took me a long time to realize that I had married Zara for the wrong reasons. Years, in fact. It was during one of my therapy sessions that I realized it had always been you, but I screwed up big-time. I needed to make sure that I wasn’t that same guy who broke your heart. I needed to work on myself to make sure I was worthy of you before I tried to reach out. The way I ended things with us wasn’t okay. I was scared and immature. I believed the negative voices in my head telling me you would be better off without me, but that’s no excuse for the way I treated you.” He stares at me, brows still slightly furrowed, but there’s a new emotion in his eyes. Empathy. His voice is soft when he asks, “And how long has that been? That you’ve been working on yourself before reaching out?” “Six years,” I manage, dropping my gaze to the floor. I can’t look at him when I tell him this. I can’t bear to see the pitying look on his face when he finally knows the truth. I can do this. “It was after Zara found me trying to end my life.”