I don’t need to say aloud what I know you also are beginning to understand, wee one.

“No really," I whispered, letting the sweet, peaceful feeling steal over me. "It…”

“Thank you for showing me it was worth taking a gamble again, darling.” I droppe…”

“You get that he took something precious from you, your ability to trust.... He …”

“These boys talk more than a pack ofwomen.”