Well, at least he wasn't running from the house without a backward glance. Sloane didn't know if that would have been easier or not, the whole thing was so complex. At this point in time she knew the only person's feelings she could be responsible for were her own. Even if she didn't truly understand everything she was feeling, every emotion bubbling under the surface like a cauldron ready to spill over, Sloane knew that she had to let everybody process this in their own time. Each experience was different, personal and they would never fully understand one another, but at least they could show some empathy.
She nodded when he asked to sit again and she managed a slightly more genuine smile.
"It's a big adjustment. I—" she was about to say she didn't know what that meant for them, but the more she thought about it, the more she was sure she couldn't commit to anything, not right now. Sloane wasn't even sure that's what she wanted? It was a huge mess and she didn't have the answers yet, but she hoped she would eventually. "Thank you for letting me explain."
She nodded when he asked to sit again and she managed a slightly more genuine smile.
"It's a big adjustment. I—" she was about to say she didn't know what that meant for them, but the more she thought about it, the more she was sure she couldn't commit to anything, not right now. Sloane wasn't even sure that's what she wanted? It was a huge mess and she didn't have the answers yet, but she hoped she would eventually. "Thank you for letting me explain."
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