GWEN POV
"The second thing is that I'm sorry. I realized after you left that I was having a sense of déjà vu seeing you angry on my front step. I overreacted. You weren't mean to me. You doubted me, and that hurt, but it wasn't like before. I'm sorry that I didn't recognize how hard you've been working on your anger issues."
"Thank you." And still, my words didn't seem to sway him. He looked at me like he'd given up on me. "You said there were three things."
I nodded and stepped closer to him, glad that he didn't back away. "Perhaps I should've led with this. I love you too."
He studied me, and I hoped he saw what he was looking for.
“Do you still love me?” I asked. “Did I mess that up?”
He closed his eyes and his head tilted upward, as if someone were pouring a balm over him. When h
