It would’ve been one thing if Elliot had told Pearl that it had been a mistake, leaving her for Val. It would’ve been one thing if he’d promised her he’d still been in love with her the entire time. It would’ve been one thing if he’d said he was sorry. But it was not any of those things. Not a one. All Elliot had had to do was touch her cheek and say, Dove, and Pearl had let him in.
