Chapter 12 - 12

Henry's mouth dropped, "Nothing about you is beneath me. You are one of the most amazing women I've ever seen. Most of the women around me are interested in material things and I find it uninterested. But I do have a woman I love who I have not deepened a relationship with." Henry said slowly. He could see Ellie's eyes drop in what he assumed was confirmation of what she had thought, but strangely he continued, "My hope is I can have her begin to love me eventually, but I haven't had the opportunity to get through to her. But right now, I don't want to marry stupidly and rue the decision I made in divorce proceedings. I know it's petty, but can you try to understand?" Nothing he had said was reasonable, but it was the only thing he could think to say.