you have to forgive everything?”
“Loving someone does not eliminate boundaries, and forgiveness never requires giving an unsafe person another opportunity.”
Emily nodded and returned to her homework.
Her willingness to ask direct questions showed that fear was loosening its grip.
PART 6: THE AISLE WE WALKED TOGETHER
Three months after the canceled wedding, Willow Ridge Lodge offered to return several personal belongings left behind during the confusion.
Among them was Emily’s flower basket.
We drove there together on a clear Saturday morning.
The garden terrace no longer held chairs,