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Woods

The ringing was in the distance I heard it but I couldn't find it Everything was dark My eyes snapped open and the ringing started again Shit! It was rabbed it It was after three in theme Della God, please let her be okay

"Is she okay?" I asked the moment I answered the phone

"Yes and no"

"What does thatfor ht I would

"She had a drea She just woke up"

I stopped searching for my jeans "What?"

"She had one of her dreaet lost in her fears She just woke up She's already getting better"

"I' I'ht"

"No! You're not You have to give her ti with her birth father next She met with her birth mother and then had dinner with her family all on her own She needs to do all this alone She's realizing she can do this She's also finding out that she was crippled by her fears She's overco that Don't come here and confuse her She has to come to you this time, Woods She thinks you don't want her She needs to face that fear on her own, too"

Fuck no! "You can't expect me to stay here and let her think I don't want her That's not okay, Braden It's not fucking okay She shouldn't have to overcome a fear that's pointless How can she think I don't love her? That she isn'tshe should never doubt That, she needs to know"

"Listen I know this is hard and you've been great so far but give her just a couple more days Please She needs this Remember this is about what she needs, not what you want"

I started to hit the wall again and stoppedI had to calm down "When she left here she tookto her I don't want her to ever think differently"

"Trust me, I know this But she doesn't She thinks you haven't tried to contact one That you're relieved she left Before you run out to your truck, take a deep breath and reet to correct her belief in a few days Just give her a fewwith her e out that she's going to be okay When she sees you again she needs to feel like she can be what you need"

"Two days That's it She co there I can't do this anymore It isn't for me that I want to come It's because I can't let the woman I love believe I don't want her I've done this for as long as I can stand it Two days is all I'," I told her

"Fine, two days"

I dropped the phone to the bed and sat down beside it Della had overco to be whole If I could make it just two more days