Will had been going crazy ever since Hazel started avoiding him. How angry would she be when she discovered she had rejected him in favor of him?
Maybe this whole thing was a bad idea. He should have come clean in the very beginning, whether she believed him or not. He still needed to come up with a solid explanation for his sixteen-year absence though…
After so much hard work he couldn't blow this by saying the wrong thing now. He had been in love with Hazel for the past twenty years and finally had his chance to be with her forever.
Treading lightly had never been Will's strong suit but he had forced himself to be as gentle and nonthreatening as possible around her since the day they officially met. He couldn't push his luck with such a fragile creature.
