“You loved me… Even then?” I sniff to try and curb some of the tears, voice a little rough, but he only smiles through his own.

“I did. Deep down, I have always known, Sophs… I couldn’t face it. I was scared. I had so much to lose by going down this route. You… I had you to lose, and I figured that if I pushed it all down deep and ignored it, I could keep you the way I had you. Safe and straightforward, no chance of fucking it up.” He pulls me from my seat and onto his ...