Tyler's POV
I watched her give me a reassuring smile, and it gutted me. I felt as if I had known her my whole life, even though it had only been a few weeks. Yet, every week I see her go through some other hardship. How much can one person take before they break? I shook my head. She wouldn't break. I wouldn't let her. I'd keep her whole through her crazy family, this pregnancy, and if her child's father attempts to reappear.
I ask myself why I am willing to go this far for her at times. Then I remembered the moment that I spoke to her. I felt like I could breathe for the first time in forever. I hadn't felt so free in a really long time. There was no judgment. She understood my corny jokes, and she didn't want anything from me. She saved me from crushing darkness. She was my light. I
