One Secret at a Time

Through his reassurance and patience, Scarlet found herself slowly opening up. It was all the minor things at first that she chose to tell him about even though she didn't really think it mattered to anyone else. Not even Alex knew about her little secrets even though they were sisters for a long time. They were sometimes silly things that Scarlet felt guilty about not admitting to. For example, she wanted Edward to know that she wasn't perfect like what everyone else says about her.

"I sometimes will skip on workouts. I actually don't like doing planks or reverse crunches in front of others. I know the personal trainer likes to see me do those because he enjoys seeing me struggle for some reason and I don't like being seen as weak in the eyes of others."