~CAMILLA~Sweetheart.The word slips past my panic and settles somewhere tender inside me. I look up at him in disbelief.Did he just call me sweetheart?“Yes, sweetheart. You need to take a breath,” he repeats in a soft and loving tone.I draw in a shaky breath."Good. Now let it out,” he says.I exhale, and he waits until I take another breath before speaking again."That's it, Camilla.”I look away, embarrassed by how close I am to crying."I'm sorry.""Why are you apologizing?" He asks."Because I'm making everything difficult,” I reply."You're not making anything difficult, Camilla.""I am. You spent all this time helping me, and I'm still struggling with the simplest things."He reaches across the table and gently closes the book in front of me."Camilla, I want you to listen to me carefully."I swallow hard. He leans forward, resting his forearms on the table."You are not stupid,” he tells me, and my lips tremble."Mr. Lucas…..""No. Let me finish." His
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