Rose lifted her head to look at him, she could read the pain flashing in his eyes, but she couldn’t fight it anymore. They needed to really talk about everything, get everything out in the air, before moving on, no matter what he felt. Sure, they were doing well, and of course, the love was there, but still, they needed a real talk, and it was long overdue. She felt the moment he pulled away and scooted to the edge of the bed, throwing his legs over the side. “You want to do this now, after that?” She pulled the sheet over her and sat up as well. “I think we need to, Jeff. It scares me how easily I’ve let you come back into my life, let you all over my feelings, and nothing has been discussed,” she told him. “We went over everything already, Rose! I told you what happened 10 years ago!

