★Cassandra★
I woke the next morning with the strange mixture of relief and exhaustion still clinging to my chest. Seeing my parents and Nathan yesterday had taken more out of me than I had expected. I had been terrified of facing them and him, but I had been terrified that I had damaged something important beyond repair with Nathan. However, the moment he had pulled me into his arms, everything inside me had settled. Still, there was a part of me that knew words were not enough. I had walked out on him. I had hurt him. And even though he had tried to hide it, I had seen the pain in his eyes when he told me how it had made him feel. If I wanted our relationship to move forward, publicly, honestly, and without fear, I needed to show him that I was committed. I needed to give him something r
