Phoebe
Phoebe smiled and took the rose from him. "Thank you, kind sir." she said teasingly. Then she set the rose in her water glass - she could always get another drink.
But the conversation had gone serious, and the look of concern stayed firmly planted on her face. "You misunderstand me." she said. "Forgiveness isn't for the other person. It's for yourself. Forgive her so you can let go of the angst that is tearing you up. And just because you forgive, doesn't mean you stay with her." She clasped her hands on her lap. "It is socially acceptable to end your relationship whenever you feel like it. She hurt you deeply. She broke your trust. And once trust is gone, what else is there?" she asked with a frown.
Phoebe sighed and briefly looked away. "And please...I am not saying you should consider leaving her because I want you to run to me. But I care about you Harper, and I don't want you in a relationship with someone you can't trust." That had been the crux of why he left her after all - he couldn't trust her to not disappear.
But the conversation had gone serious, and the look of concern stayed firmly planted on her face. "You misunderstand me." she said. "Forgiveness isn't for the other person. It's for yourself. Forgive her so you can let go of the angst that is tearing you up. And just because you forgive, doesn't mean you stay with her." She clasped her hands on her lap. "It is socially acceptable to end your relationship whenever you feel like it. She hurt you deeply. She broke your trust. And once trust is gone, what else is there?" she asked with a frown.
Phoebe sighed and briefly looked away. "And please...I am not saying you should consider leaving her because I want you to run to me. But I care about you Harper, and I don't want you in a relationship with someone you can't trust." That had been the crux of why he left her after all - he couldn't trust her to not disappear.
The Honeysuckle Princess
