Chapter 351\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was silent for so long I thought she wasn\u2019t going to respond, thought she was going to turn around and walk away and that\u00a0<\/p>\n
would be the end of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she spoke and her voice was so quiet I had to strain to hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really hurt me,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said immediately. \u201cI know I did and I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
(68)\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I was so scared when you were unconscious,\u201d she continued, and I could see tears gathering in her eyes again. \u201cI was terrified that you wouldn\u2019t wake up, that I\u2019d lose you before we even got a chance to be a real family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A tear slipped down her cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when I remembered I could heal you, when I felt that power inside me and knew I could save you, I didn\u2019t even think about the\u00a0<\/p>\n
risks, I just knew I had to try.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another tear followed the first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would have done anything to save you Tristan, anything at all, because I love you that much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice broke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you made me feel like that was wrong, like loving you enough to take that risk made me stupid or reckless or careless with our children.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t wrong,\u201d I said, moving closer and not caring if she stepped away. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t stupid or reckless, it was brave and selfless and more than I deserved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I reached out slowly and when she didn\u2019t pull away I gently touched her face, wiping away her tears with my thumb.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the bravest person I know,\u201d I said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m an idiot for making you feel like that was a bad thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She closed her eyes and leaned into my touch just slightly and I felt hope bloom in my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d I said again. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry baby, please forgive me, please give me another chance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened her eyes and looked at me and I could see she was wavering, could see the war playing out behind her eyes between her anger and her love for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
18:33 Thu, Jan 29\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 351\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if I can do this,\u201d she said quietly. \u201cI don\u2019t know if I can keep putting myself out there just to have you push me away\u00a0<\/p>\n
every time you get scared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words felt like a knife to my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t push you away again,\u201d I promised. \u201cI swear I won\u2019t, I\u2019ll work on controlling my fear, on trusting that you know what you\u2019re\u00a0<\/p>\n
doing, on being grateful instead of angry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I cupped her face with both hands now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease,\u201d I said. \u201cPlease don\u2019t give up on us, don\u2019t give up on me, I know I don\u2019t deserve another chance but I\u2019m begging you for one\u00a0<\/p>\n
anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked at me for a long moment and I held my breath, waiting for her decision, waiting to see if she\u2019d forgive me or if this was\u00a0<\/p>\n
really the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally she spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
68\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you ever talk to me like that again,\u201d she said slowly, her voice steady despite the tears, \u201cif you ever make me feel that small or that\u00a0<\/p>\n
worthless, I\u2019m done, no more chances, no more apologies, just done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand,\u201d I said immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean it Tristan,\u201d she said. \u201cI love you but I won\u2019t let you treat me like that, I won\u2019t let you disrespect me or make me feel like I\u2019m\u00a0<\/p>\n
not good enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re more than good enough,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019re everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She studied my face and I let her see everything I was feeling, all the love and regret and desperation and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d she finally said. \u201cOkay we can try again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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