Paige thought she was done with the tears but the moment the door clicked shut behind her, they started again. She hated it when she cried. She hated it more when she tried to stop it but it refused to stop. “Doll?” She turned to him and his eyes widened. “f**k, what happened?”
“I don’t…” She shook her head starting to crumble to the floor but he crossed to her and held her up then carried her to the couch so she sat on his lap, her head on his chest as she cried.
“Shh,” He soothed, or at least he tried to as he rocked her. But he could not do much. He felt as useless as he did the first time he saw her cry. He had no idea how to handle a crying woman on a normal day but now, with this woman, he felt even more insuffiecient because it felt like his body was filled with lead and his brai
