She knew this wasn’t easy for him; he would be intentionally looking her in the face and destroying what was left of her heart with what he had to say. Someone who he had sheltered and protected endlessly, and it went against every one of his instincts to be the reason she may never recover. She understood his need for some head space. It was an almighty labyrinth of complication, overwhelming him but it didn’t make Rose feel any better, despite knowing all of that.
Rob didn’t call or text that evening, and he didn’t crawl into her bed in the night as Rose had hoped. Sleeping with the door unlocked in the off chance he would appear. She had left him alone, unsure how to navigate this, even though she felt like she knew him in ways no one else did, the reality was that they still had so mu
