“Please give me a second chance,” I repeated. And forgive me for what was to come. Another pause, this one almost more than I could bear. “Will you give me time to explain myself, if ever you doubt me again?” “I’ll never doubt you again,” I vowed in a rush. “You will. Many times.” “Then I’ll give you as much time as you need.” His gaze burned into mine. “Yes, I’ll give you a second and a third and a fourth chance.”
