Declan Gerard was right. If I didn't open my heart to Henley soon and give her what she needed emotionally, then she would find someone else to give her heart to... and I wouldn't have anyone to blame but myself. I should have known better. Would it be so bad to open my heart to her? To tell her that I loved her? Would it be so bad to take a chance on her? On us? At that moment, I realized I'd been thinking only of myself and not of her. Not of us. When I got home, I loosened my tie. “Henley?" I wanted to tell her, not wanting to waste another moment. I wanted to truly make love to her and give her my heart. “Henley, love?" I walked up the stairs and checked our old bedroom. The handyman had fixed the door, and it blended seamlessly with the dark wood paneling in the hallway. You wouldn'