JUDY’S POV
“I am happy,” I said again, slowly and clearly. “With you.”
He let out a breath, some of the tension finally melting from his shoulders.
“You mean that?”
I nodded. “Completely.”
Chris stared at me for a long moment before giving me a small, almost relieved smile.
“You always know how to say the right things, don’t you?”
I grinned.
“Because I know you, Chris. And I know what we have is real.”
His eyes softened. “Yeah… Yeah, it is.”
For the first time since the call started, I saw the weight lifting off his shoulders. I knew, without a doubt, that no matter what doubts crept into his mind, I would always be there to chase them away.
The past week had been frustrating beyond words. Chris had been sending me packages, but he forbade me from opening them.
Every time I
