The no’s had never been about him. They were about her fear—a wall she had built brick by brick after every goodbye she’d ever endured. But a wall keeps things out, yes. It also keeps you trapped inside.
She knocked.
“Took you long enough,” he whispered. Charlie Laine Finally Says Yes
She looked up at him, rain dripping from her chin. “To the dinner. To the walks. To the confession on the bridge.” She swallowed hard. “To the mess of it. To the risk. To you.” The no’s had never been about him
And Charlie Laine, for the first time in her life, laughed and said, “I know.” It also keeps you trapped inside
Charlie Laine, who had made a career out of graceful exits, finally stepped forward.
Marcus reached out and took her cold hand in his warm one.