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“You don’t have to talk about it right now if you don’t want to,” she said.
“No, no, it’s okay. I want to… I want to share everything with you.”
She squeezed my hand and gave me a nod, telling me she was ready for whatever I was going to tell her.
“When she died, I thought there was no way I would survive. I wished so badly that I could have been the one who…I just wished I could have taken her place.”
“Of course you do,” she said sympathetically.
I knew there was no judgment in her whatsoever. She was nothing but supportive in my vulnerability, which made me know without a doubt that I was safe in sharing anything with her.
“If it wasn’t for Laila and Cora—I don’t know—I just wouldn’t have made it. They’re everything to me.”
“I’m so glad you have them,” she whispered.
“I didn’t think that I would ever…”
I hesitated. I had only reconnected with Skye less than two weeks ago. I had no idea if she was going to reciprocate my feelings, but I was desperate to let her know everything.
“What?” she whispered when I was quiet again for too long.
“I loved Rachel so much. Part of me will always love her, and I have come to accept that and understand that she will always be a part of me.”
Skye nodded her encouragement once again, and urged me to continue.
“I just didn’t ever think I would be able to love another woman again. Not like I loved her. I thought maybe, someday, I would find someone that made me happy enough that I would get married again, or at least have a companion, but now…”
“Now what?” she asked, her voice trembling.
“Now, I feel like I could actually love someone again. I mean, I could love you. It would never replace the love I had for Rachel, but I feel like there’s room for both of you in my heart, something that I never imagined I would be able to feel.”
“Owen,” she whispered.
“I’m sorry,” I said, suddenly realizing that I had definitely overshared and she was about to run out the door. “That was way too much. I mean, we just barely found each other again.”
“Owen,” she said again, this time with more force.
“I shouldn’t have said all that—“
She cut me off with a finger on my lips.
“Owen,” she said for a third time. “Thank you for telling me all of that. I wouldn’t ever want to replace Rachel. I hope you know that was never my intention with any of this.”
“Of course not. That’s not what I’m saying at all. Skye, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean any of it like that.”
“Shhh,” she said, putting a finger to my lips again. “I know that’s not how you meant any of it. I just want to be clear that I would never try to replace her or try to make you forget about her, or anything like that.”
“I know you wouldn’t.”
“And I want you to know that you’re incredibly special to me. The time we’ve shared together has been incredible. I always hoped we would reconnect someday, but I never imagined it would be like this.”
“Neither did I.”
She kissed me slowly, letting our lips melt together. I pulled her towards me and felt every inch of her skin against mine.
“Can I ask you something?” I wondered aloud as our mouths parted.
“Of course.”
