Chapter 42: He Tries To Understand

Mallory nodded. “True. I am torn. I have a gift, but I’m not using it. But will using it destroy me?”

“You’re stronger than that.”

“I don’t feel that confident. I was scared tonight. When I was younger I didn’t know enough to be scared. I didn’t have as much to lose.”

“And now you do?”

He kissed her hand. She didn’t resist. She felt his warmth and his emotion to her core.

“Yes, or at least I see the potential in what I could do. How I could make a difference. Does that make sense?”

“You didn’t have ambition when we first met.”

“No, I didn’t. Dreams were a luxury in foster homes.”

“Sad. Not that dreams were encouraged in my house. At least I slept in the same place for eighteen years.”

“That helps.”

“It does. I’m not sure I looked at it that way until I met you. And now your ambition is focused?”

“Something like that. At least I have an ambition. I have a goal, even if it only affects a limited number of people.”