“I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about everything,” I whisper, afraid to even say it. It makes me feel terrible to admit that I know what he and Lily gave up for me, but that I still feel hurt.
“You don’t have to know, Love,” he tells me, releasing me to grab a bottle of conditioner and working it through my hair. “You’ll figure it out as you go. I think Benjamin finally understands how much you were hurt, and I think he just feels bad about it. There was no good answer, though. He did the best he could.”
I nod, knowing that he’s right. “I think sometimes it just feels overwhelming to try to figure it all out.”
“You don’t have to figure anything out, Love,” he tells me, gently rinsing the conditioner from my hair. “I think you guys are finally in a place where you can just
