"Maybe he said something because he doesn't want it to be a mistake," she suggests, just as gently. She can see him struggling, so she takes his hand and guides him towards the couch where they can both have a seat.
Once seated, she takes both his hands, holding them firmly in hers. "When our trust is broken, it's not so easy to form again. It's going to take time for that trust to form again--Time in which he'll have to prove that he really means what he says. But it's not a bad thing if it does form again. The people who apologize and try to better themselves for us... Trusting in those people isn't a mistake."
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Date: 2018-09-14 01:40 pm (UTC)Once seated, she takes both his hands, holding them firmly in hers. "When our trust is broken, it's not so easy to form again. It's going to take time for that trust to form again--Time in which he'll have to prove that he really means what he says. But it's not a bad thing if it does form again. The people who apologize and try to better themselves for us... Trusting in those people isn't a mistake."