Chapter 47

I knew what I had to do now. I wanted Alex to feel better. I wanted him to know that he could trust me with his feelings and emotions.

The morning of the anniversary, I woke up before Alex and collected a bouquet of fresh, beautiful flowers I had ordered. Ruth said that Alex would always buy Brianna pink carnations. Those were her favorite flowers.

The night before, I had already prepared a picnic basket. Then I went and added a few more things this morning. When I arrived home, Alex had already taken a shower and was eating the breakfast I had made before I left.

“Good morning, Annie,” he said.

“Good morning Alex.”

“Where did you go?” He asked.

“I got these,” I showed him a bouquet of flowers and his eyes widened.

“Annie……what are you doing?” He avoided eye contact and dropped his fork.

“I’m here with you. I want you to talk to me. This time around is a little tougher but I want to be here for you. Please let me in. It’s not always okay to handle these things alone. Trust me.”