As she lay awake throughout the entire night, she couldn’t help but wonder what it meant, how he felt, why he felt the way that he did. Why he couldn’t trust her, why he couldn’t believe that she loved him. If he truly trusted her, then why couldn’t he trust himself?

After spending the majority of the night wondering about all these things, her thoughts turned to what Ethan had said to her earlier today.

Even though she had promised him that she wouldn’t push him for answers, she still couldn’t help but worry whether he really wanted her to tell him the truth. If he didn’t, she didn’t know...