“I’ve been running for a very long time from a lot of things,” he says. “And I can’t tell you that I no longer have issues about my past, because I do. I’m still terrified of…losing like that again. It’s not an emotion that’s going to go away overnight. Especially not in our line of work, but…” His gaze slides back to mine. “I’ve finally found something that has me wanting to risk it despite that. And my instincts”—he brings the back of my hand to his lips—“are telling me that’s okay.”
