From beginning to end, he remained unable to ask.

Fallon's words still hadn't left his mind. He carefully thought back to everything that had happened during this time. She was willing to give him a chance. She agreed to stay by his side. But, from beginning to end, she never said that she loved him too.

He was suddenly very afraid.

Afraid that if he asked, Bertha's answer would cause his newly rekindled hopes to fall into the abyss...

Bertha asked. “What do I do?”

Shane regained ...