Chapter 19
Walking away from Tally in the parking lot is the hardest thing I have done…ever. I didn’t want to leave her. I didn’t want to give her time to think about her choice, to reconsider it. As much as I want to be with her constantly, I can’t. I would smother her, and she would grow to resent me. So, I got her number, kissed her forehead, and told her I would call her later. She had smiled at me, a real Tally smile like she had done at MPF. That, at least, had eased my worry.
I figured out something today. Something that will help build her confidence in me. I’ve got to pay attention to the little things. It’s the little things with Tally. The small touches, the smiles, the winks, the whispers in her ear, and the kisses on her neck or cheek. She needs reassurance that everything i
