True feelings

Gearhead nodded. "True, but so did you..."

"I had to. There's a difference."

"Is there, though?"

I sat there and thought about his words. I had moved on physically but not emotionally and I probably never would.

"I hear what you're saying, Gearhead, but it's different. I was forced to move on. He chose to." Gearhead shook his head. "That's where you're wrong."

"What?" I was confused. How was I wrong? Dusty had a new old lady, how was that not moving on?

"He doesn't love her, Evie. It's not my story to tell otherwise I'd tell you so you wouldn't hurt so much, but really, it's something you should hear from Dusty. Don't give up on him just yet, Melissa. He's doing his best to survive."

I shook my head. "I don't know what to do anymore," I whispered, fighting back the sob lodged in my throat. "I'm so lost."

"Of course you are, but that's why we're here. You don't have to be afraid anymore. It's over."

I was about to speak when I heard the front door open and Damien's voice drifts through