After a few minutes, I notice that she is not fighting me anymore. Instead, she is crying her eyes out into my chest. My shirt is drenched, but I could care less. Without letting go of her, I gently push her away from me just enough so that I can look her in her beautiful eyes.
"Astrid, in the past, I made a lot of incorrect assumptions about you, and I regret every d**n one of them now. Please do not repeat my mistake by making incorrect assumptions about me. I promise that I will explain what you just heard, and I will tell you anything and everything that you want to know. If after hearing my explanation and answering your questions, you still want me to walk away and leave you alone, I will. It might kill me, but I will. I promise."
