If I loved You Again

bridge, painting everything with warmth. Kim watched Ari's hands fidget slightly with th

im murmured, her voice soft but steady. "I ne

tions inside her. "It wasn't just one thing," she began slowly. "It was a lot of things

rtainty, the years of unanswered questions it all hung in the a

y thought our love was wrong. And I...I let their fear and judgment dictate my choices

ud, the real, honest truth cut deeper than she expected. She felt anger bubble up,

er for you. That without me, you could move on, live your life without the burden of my mistakes.

t realized she was holding. "Ari... I thought you didn

s afraid of failing you, afraid I couldn't be the person you deserved. And I thought... maybe if

hover near Ari's without touching. The space between them was h

" Kim said quietly, her voice trembling. "It hurt s

pect you to forgive me tonight, tomorrow, or maybe even next week

quiet rhythm of their own hearts. Kim's mind raced with memories, the laughter, the tears, the promises,

n. There was a shadow in her gaze, something she hadn't yet shared. Kim noticed it immediately

d softly, sensing the

. Something I didn't want to tell you before. Something that made me leave in the fir

ragile, and she had to let Ari take this step in her own way. "Okay,"

ul smile. "Thank you, Kim. I've carried this for

their past, present, and perhaps a future they weren't yet ready to ful

ri had yet to tell. Whatever it was, Kim knew it could chan

oves demand patience. And some loves, no mat