Fading to Zero
“Get out!”
Ruby met the icy look in his eyes and forced herself to stop. She was sobbing so hard that she could barely speak. “Zach, I only did all this because I love you! When we were children, you said you’d marry me when we grew up! But you broke your promise and fell in love with another woman...
“I never intended to break you and Coco apart, but after I came back to River City, you came whenever I called. You fixed my plumbing, changed my light bulbs, and hung my curtains. If you didn’t have feelings for me, why would you help me?”