“I am upset because you are breathtaking, and the world will never see it. They don’t understand it. And I wish, more than anything, they could understand you, Charlie dear. I wish they could see what I see.” “What do you see?” I ask, my voice shaking. “I see the person I fell in love with looking more comfortable than ever before. I see him standing tall, his thorns ready for battle. I see my husband, the man I married, looking so handsome it hurts my chest. But, my love, it doesn’t matter what I see. What’s important is how you feel. All I wish for is your happiness. I’m quite selfish that
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