Alex felt like the lighting had struck him directly. He never thought he had been hurting her for such a long time now by keeping her in the dark. He didn't know. He stupidly believed her when she said she was fine with it.
"I'm sorry…" Alex mumbled, his voice raw with pain. He lifted his hand to touch her face but he halted midway. "I didn't know that I've been hurting you. But believe me… I… I know I need to tell you everything."
"But you didn't!"
"I know… It's very… I'm…" He was at a loss for words. He knew that at some point he would have to tell her but he had been putting it off because for the first time in his life, he was afraid of losing someone precious to him. "Because I'm scared, Abigail!" he said with anguish as he ran his hand roughly through his soaked hair. There. He said them out loud. Those words were no longer caged within the deepest, darkest part of his soul. He had revealed his weakness to her, confessed his innermost fear and made himself vulnerable.
