“You freeze me out every time. You did it that day I first came here. As soon as you found out who I was, you turned to ice. It’s the same thing now, and I know you’ll do it again.” “Well, that’s who I am. Sorry, sweetheart, but I can’t change.” The snarl is out of me before I can halt it. “That’s bullshit, and you know it. You’ve chosen to be that way, and you can choose differently.”

