I think you’ve simply gotten used to calling clarity cold whenever it stops benefiting somebody else.” He looked genuinely hurt.

“I never meant for things to become like this.” “I believe you,” she said softly, which surprised him.

“You didn’t wake up every morning planning to disrespect me.

You just kept choosing the easiest person to disappoint, day after day.”

His face tightened.

“That’s not what I was trying to do.”

“Your mother reacts loudly whenever she hears the word no,” Marisol said.

“I reacted quietly, because I loved you.