Talia POV
She's right. That's exactly what it earned me…heartbreak.
"I told Marcus his past doesn't excuse how he treated me," I say, my voice harder now. "I mean, we're all scared of something, right? But that's not an excuse to treat people like they don't matter."
Bailey nods, waiting.
"He agreed with me," I continue, almost laughing at the absurdity.
“ Can you imagine it? He just stood there and agreed.
He said I was right, that he was scared and selfish and didn't know how to be the man I deserved."
I pause, grabbing the wine bottle again.
"He finally said that he wanted to try. That he wanted to learn how to be the man I deserve.”
This time, I actually chuckle because coming from Marcus…the same man I know…it's close to unbelievable.
The wine burns going down but I don't c
