Chapter Ten
Suzannah wanted to believe him. Wanted to with all her heart. But for four-and-a-half years, she’d built her life around the belief that he’d stood her up, hadn’t loved her like he said he did, and she’d done her best to pick up the broken pieces of her heart and move on. And now he was telling her it was all a big mistake? She couldn’t wrap her head around that, just yet. Beneath her palm, his heart thumped steady and strong. And the expression on his face, so earnest. Hopeful, even. “I’m not the same person I was.”
He nodded. “I know. I’m not either. But I want to be in your life, and Lulah’s too.”
“I-I want to believe you.” His whole body seemed to relax. “But I’m afraid to,” she whispered, heat flooding her chest.
His hand squeezed hers, and he dropped his head, shuttin
