“Do you really think I would do anything bad to our pup?” he asked.
“Is that what you think of me, Lily?” he asked. “Is that truly what you think of the man who has loved you since the beginning? You believe I would harm you or our pup? You believe I would lose control and forget who you are to me? Is that how badly you see me now?”
“That is not what I think of you,” I said quickly.
He breathed deeply, and his voice softened just enough to make me cry harder.
“Is that how bad you think of me,” he asked again, “that I would become a danger to the one person I swore I would always protect?”
I shook my head, overwhelmed.
“No. That is not it. I know you would never harm me. I know you would never harm our pup. I know you are the safest place I have ever had. I only said it because I was
