I wanted to tell you the truth, before the end. I\u2019m sorry it took this long, and I\u2019m sorry I\u2019m too cowardly to tell you to your face, but I don\u2019t think I could ever get it right, saying it all out loud. I hope you don\u2019t hate me, but you might. I hope you can at least understand, even if you can\u2019t feel the same about me after. It\u2019s okay if you can\u2019t. It had been three weeks and Ray still hadn\u2019t come back. He was never an audacious man. His inflexibility, his aversion to risk or conflict of any sort, was the raw spot at the center of our relationship. But I liked him for that reason, too. He felt like a home. Solid. | Copyright 2019 by Alanna J. Faelan. Narrated by Judy Young.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices