Chapter 64

Tyler took his hands from the door and ran them down her body.

"I told you I wouldn't let you run away from me," he told her again.

"I know, and I'm sorry I ran," she whispered.

Her eyes were still closed and that bothered him. "Open your eyes and look at me."

She followed his order, and the look there stole her breath. It was so intense that she wanted to close her eyes again.

"Keep them open," he instructed her. "Look at me, see what I'm telling you."

The only thing she could do was nod.

"No matter what happens or what we find out, it's not going to change how we feel about each other. We have to promise this to each other. I know that it's not going to change how I feel about you, and I think you feel the same. We can't let outside forces change the way we live our lives. There will always be outside forces if we let there be."

She knew that he was right, everything about what he said was the truth. Couples faced challenges every day and they didn't run from them. Th