Dawn remained where she had left her until his car disappeared completely, then her knees nearly gave out.
She hurried into her own car and shut the door. The moment she was alone, she broke down.
She cried until her chest hurt.
She cried because Jamal thought she didn't love him.
Because somehow, in trying to hide one stupid conversation, she had made him question everything between them.
Because he had looked at her with love in his eyes while telling her he was willing to let her go.
Eventually, she forced herself to wipe her face.
She couldn't stay there forever.
She started the car and drove home.
When she arrived, she heard Lucy at the dining table having breakfast.
Normally, she would have stopped to greet her.
Today, she couldn't.
She hurried upstairs, entered her bedroom, locked the door behind her, and collapsed onto the bed.
The sob that escaped her was loud and broken.
She buried her face in the pillow.
"Why did I lie?"
