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I feel as if I owe you the deepest of apologies because I’ve failed you I’ve failed you ti wo you I searched day in and day night for this ht it existed within Denise, Rosalina, and Catherine In parts, it did Sohed or the way they dressed Solasses of wine or the way they danced There werefor, and I tried to force it to be so that it wasn’t I tried to create a love story in a place where true love didn’t exist

In those women, I’d hoped to find her—your mother My true love, my best friend

I was searching for her heartbeats because I’dfor a partner to make my heart skip the way she had It became clear how toxic and hurtful that had been not only to the wo but also to the little girl as forced into proximity with said wo for your mother within them, and their bitterness toward you was probably a response to that I apologize for the daize for the years of trauma that may have led you to experience yourself

I see how hard you work to get the approval of others I see how you push your own emotions to the side because you believe that if you were your full self that you’d become unlovable, but Stella, you are the definition of love You are the reason people believe in happily ever afters

When I realized that I loved yourto leave Catherine the first tiether, and then the accident happened with Sophie I was going to tell her everything I was going to give her all the words she truly deserved to hear Yet, I was too much of a coward to put myself out there in fear that she didn’t feel the same way I was afraid if I told her of my love, there was a chance that I’d losewith you

Never telling your ret of my life

I was so afraid of ould happen tomorrow if she didn’t loveto realize that that isn’t e love We don’t love for toht now We love because it’s the easiest, and scariest thing we could ever do

So, I eiven the chance to know The son that I’ve learned had a good heart, even though it can appear a bit cold I wanted you to be around hiured he could help you learn to feel your real e toto know you, he’d been able to learn a little bit about hoould’ve loved him

The greatest parts of me live within you, Stella Maple

I don’t knoill happen with you and Damian, but I hope it works out I hope you find yourself surrounded by such real love that you can’t help but allow it in I hope you discover yourself and heal froe I may have caused Hell, Stella, I hope you break up with that jackass of a boyfriend asn’t anywhere near good enough for you

But htens you

You deserve it most

I love you like the ocean Deep, and full

I’ to hear it, but I can hear your mother when I listen to the waves

She’s always been here, and now I’ll join her

When you feel the waves, I hope you’re able to feel me, too

Always,

Dad

I wiped ive up on love Even when it frightens you I couldn’t stop thinking about Da for his touch, his eyes, hi down to his office, because I knew I couldn’t let another day pass without holding him close to me

“I’m sorry, Stella, he’s not here,” Peter told allery”