She had to think about this rationally, think about what he was saying to her. Did she want to be with him enough? Standing in his arms, finally feeling him around her was so heady that she could not imagine letting him go now. What he was suggesting didn’t work for her or her aching heart, she didn’t want to go back to yesterday and being left alone by him. What had started between them wasn’t that easy to just let go and she wanted to be selfish. ‘I can deal with secretiveness if that’s what it takes.’ She hoped what she had to say would make a difference, the alternative was not an option. ‘I can’t deal with distance Rob… Avoidance…Don’t do that to me. I can’t just forget this happened and act like strangers when I see you.’ More tears escaped gently down her cheek and he wiped them a

