“We can’t force this, Elizabeth. You can’t just sit and reel off a bunch of things about yourself and suddenly find we can do this.”
“I know that. I just… You know, I actually haven’t been open with anyone for a very long time. Not even Sawyer. We talk a lot, but I don’t give much away about myself. He loves me for who I am now, he doesn’t ever ask about my past and I don’t talk about it involuntarily. I lived with my ex for four years and he never really knew me either, I was just a convenience for him.”
“Why are you so guarded?”
“The position you grew up in… you know, I was as close to that as a human can be. It’s difficult to be open when that’s your place in this world.”
“But Sawyer isn’t going to judge you for anything you’ve been through, so why be guarded with him?”
“If any hum
