“Thank you for telling me,” he said. “But can I ask—why did you tell me? Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad you did. But . . .” “But I don’t know you that well, so why did I trust you?” Anna finished. He nodded, and she thought for a while. “It’s because of how you responded. Last night, I mean. You could have pretended not to hear anything and just gone back to sleep, you could have just hugged me and not said anything. But not only did you soothe me and listen to me, but you said you’d leave if I wanted you to. I don’t even know why you asked that, but it made me feel so comfortable with
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