Becky didn’t say anything, sensing that there was more he needed to say. He glanced at her, and for a moment, sadness and regret replaced the amused smile. As he returned his gaze to Ashleigh, his expression softened again, but that adorable delight didn’t fully come back.
“When I think about that…. I know I hurt you badly, Becky, but what I did to Ryan was the most heartless and selfish thing I’ve ever done. She didn’t have the choice to just walk away from those fears even if she wanted to. I can pretend all I want that I did it because I didn’t want to bind her to a man in love with another woman, but the fact of the matter is that I was a damned coward.”
If it scared you so much, why do you have a tattoo on your arm memorializing your lost daughter? She didn’t ask because she already
