her brain. The solace and commonality of her relationship with Jack enticed her to return, similar to a warm hug on a virus winter'

ally. "Imagine a scenario in which Alex is only a short-lived fascination,

ion with Alex, a feeling of fervor and plausibility that she hadn't encountered in years. Then again, she felt a

weighty with compassion. "He's been my stone, my accomp

which way to take, or which future to pick. She felt like she was rema

to the solace and security of what she knew. The other street prompted Alex

pick? The truth would

of her needed to remain with Jack, to take care of their problems and reconstruct their relationsh

contemplated how he had harmed her, how he had excused her sentiments and overlooked her necessities. F

ationship. She contemplated how stone, her accomplice, her closest companion. Furthermore, s

bluff, gazing into the chasm. She didn't know what direction to turn, or whi

's voice. "Trust me," he said. "Trust yourself. We can as

t his words. Might she at some point truly trust

ull breath, shut her eyes, and paid attention to

at rose out of the profundities of her spirit. It was a voice that said

rward, away from the commonality of her past and towards the obscure of her

r voice scarcely over a murmur. "I

ms to her. Emily strolled into his hug, feeling a feelin

the ideal choice. She had decided to depend on her instinc

he had passed a boundary, and pressing forward was the only real option. She had ventured into a

to confront whatever came in her direction, realizing that she had th

snicker. She was prepared to embrace the ob

in good company. She had him, and he had her. Together, they would confr

feeling of harmony wash over her. She realized that she had gone with

," she murmured to Alex, her

d up with adoration. "I vow to constantly be hang

hat she had never felt. She realized that she had found h

up. She could never let dread, uncertainty, or vulnerability creep in once more. She h

ed to Alex, her voice lo

he answered, his voice

her actual home, her genuine affection, her actual self. She had taken the