I know. He leaned in and brushed his knuckles across her cheek. And you can try and pretend its okay. That youre strong and tough and you dont need anyone. That you didnt need her. But thats all bullshit. I know it, and you know it.Savannah stared at Cole.Youre so pushy. I told you my story. Why cant you leave it alone?Have you ever dealt with it?Shed spent so many years holding it all inside.Im here right now, arent I? I obviously dealt with my past.Im not talking about surviving it. Yeah, you survived it. But you havent let go of it. He rubbed her arm. What she did to you mattered. It wasnt fair.He was wrong. She was fine. It didnt matter. She had always shown everyone how strong she was.Show me how you feel, Peaches.Her bottom lip trembled. She got up, walked to the window to look outside, staring at the darkness, not really seeing anything but the years falling away, stripping away the cool, confident woman she was now, revealing the scared little girl she once was. Shed vowed to never go back to that place, to never revisit those feelings again, yet here she stood.Cole wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened.Its okay to be vulnerable, Savannah, to let someone see you scared.Im not scared. Not anymore.
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