Chapter 84

She sat up straight, suddenly as certain of something as she’d ever been in all her life.

Taylor loved her with all her imperfections.

She jumped to her feet, bouncing, then slumped back down as another thought occurred to her.

He might love her, but she’d hurt him badly. His pride was enormous, and she’d wounded it not once, but twice.

He might not want to listen to her. Even if he did listen, he could still walk away.

Oh, get some backbone, she snapped at herself. If he walks away, it’ll be nothing less than you deserve. You’ll still live.

It is better to try than to spend the rest of her life wondering what if.

But before she could do anything, she realized there was something that needed to be taken care of first.

She’d spent the years of their marriage searching for her self-respect. Somewhere in their short time together, she’d found it. She didn’t know where or when, but it had nestled inside her. And now she needs to claim it. Until she claimed it and embraced it, she would ne