I Didn’t Mean to Divorce You
“Exactly. You do love him. You’ve loved him for longer than you’ve admitted to yourself. And that’s okay. It doesn’t make you weak. It makes you human. But if you keep acting stubborn, refusing to acknowledge it, you’re only making it harder on yourself.”
I clenched my hands together tightly in my lap, my stubbornness flaring even as a small, reluctant warmth spread through me at her words. “I’m not going to make things easy,” I said quietly. “I don’t want to make it easy. I… I have to prove to myself that I’m in control.”
Catherine chuckled, leaning back in her seat. “Oh, I know you. Always in control, even when your heart disagrees. But you’re also human, Laura, and your heart isn’t stupid