Liz lowered her gaze. “I understand,” she said quietly.Then she reached for the car door, ready to get out.“Lizzie, wait! Don’t go!”William pulled her into his arms before she could move, holding her tightly as panic filled his voice. “I’m sorry. I know what I did was stupid, and I know I hurt you. Tell me what I can do to make it right. Whatever it takes for you to forgive me, I’ll do it.”“Let me go first.”“I can’t. If I let you go, you’ll leave, and you’ll still be angry. You might never see me again.”Liz didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. When he had lied to her, had it never occurred to him that she might be angry? When he had watched her stand outside his house day after day in the cold, hadn’t he thought about how she felt?“William, was it fun for you? Toying with me like that?”The moment she said it, she felt his arms tense around her.“Lizzie, I’m sorry. I really know I was wrong.”“Then let me go.”“I can’t.”The car fell silent. The only sound between th
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