I mean the words when I say them, but the weight of my secrets press down on my chest, threatening to shatter me into a million pieces. I’ve fucked so many faceless women. Told them pretty words and meaningless facts. But with Lily, it’s something more. Something deeper. Something that, if I’m honest with myself, I’ve felt since the moment I laid eyes on her months ago, when I was taking her pictures from a distance and planning to hand her off to her brother. And maybe that’s why I never passed on what I found. Maybe that’s why I’ve stayed here, less than a day’s drive away from where I
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