‘I’m sorry Morag. It was wrong. It was stupid. I just wanted you to understand that I wanted it all to stop, that things couldn’t keep going on this way. I was tired of this never-ending cycle we go through.’ He sounded genuine, reaching out with his hand as though gesturing her to come to him, looking inviting. His voice was steady but betraying the panic and emotion in the undertones and the way his gaze kept flicking to where Rose crouched, checking her every second to see she was okay. He was trying to placate Morag and get his girl the hell away from her. ‘It all got out of hand, you were behaving erratically. Making threats. I didn’t know how else to handle you anymore.’
‘You are stupid!’ She spat viciously. ‘You had everything I could offer. All of me! You just pushed it away again
