Alastair
My head was still reeling three days later. Jacob had bared his soul and yet, I knew that there was still so much that we needed to talk about. However, I now had a much clearer idea of why he was so closed off. I felt bad for him. I couldn’t imagine going through something as devastating as that. To top it all off, Jacob clearly still blamed himself for what happened. It saddened me, but I just wasn’t sure what to do with the information. As much as I wanted to assure him that I was in it for the long haul, I couldn’t. I had no idea if that was the only thing that was holding Jacob back. I had no idea if he would sabotage our relationship or if he was prepared to finally allow himself to be happy. Everything was up in the air, and I was worried not only about him, but about Mia
