“Everybody lies. Why should I believe you?” “You’re right.” I released my hold on my tee. “Everybody does lie. So, I’m just going to ask you for one thing.” Hayden looked at me, not moving, but her brow arched as if to say, What? “Give me a chance to prove it to you. To prove I’m here for you. That I always will be—in whatever ways you’ll let me.”
