“I have a lot of thinking to do,” Sandra murmured. “About my future. And whether or not it will involve Derrick. He says . . . He says he loves me and he wants another chance. He’s called, texted, e-mailed, come by here every single day. He swears he’s not giving up. But I don’t know if I can give him another chance. Without his trust, what do we have? A one-sided relationship, where I give all and he gives nothing in return, is not what I want. Yes, I wanted a dominant man. I wanted to give up power and control. But in return for that, I want his love and his trust. And you can’t have one without the other.”
“I agree with you there,” Karla said carefully. “But the question you have to ask yourself is if you can forgive him his mistake. It was an emotional situation all around. You told m
