“Why her? Why Claire White of all the women you must have met over the years? What was so special that made her the one you used to inflict a wound on me?” I never understood why he picked someone like her unless, deep down, without even knowing it was because he wanted the similarities in me to be something I was hurt by.
“Stupidity… I saw you in her…. Even if I didn't admit it at the time. I guess I yearned for the love she had to offer as she seemed like the closest thing to getting it from you. And she went out of her way to pursue me while my wife didn’t care if I showed face any day of the week. She gave me an ego boost, and I thought I might find answers and happiness in throwing away the fractured mess we were and letting your stand in love me instead.”
It's the first time he’s
