To be loved like this
Honesty waiting patiently in the wings until Raegan was ready to invite it in.
Finally, Marley leaned forward, resting her elbows on the table. “Talk to me.”
Raegan wrapped both hands around her coffee cup like it was something solid she could anchor herself to. She stirred it slowly. Avoided eye contact. Watched the cream swirl until it disappeared.
“I don’t know what’s wrong,” she said quietly. “Or maybe I do. It’s just… I don’t feel like me anymore.”
Marley’s face softened instantly, the joking ease melting into something gentler. “Raegan,” she said, careful, “you haven’t felt like you in a while.”
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