Eden couldn't believe Jonah was still worried about something like that after all this time. How could he think she would judge him for talking about the most horrific thing that ever happened to him?
She was suddenly reminded of how Troy said he hated people feeling sorry for him. So that was what this was about.
"Nothing you say is going to change how I feel about you," she said seriously as she caressed his face. "So go on ahead and tell me everything if that's what you want to do. I'm listening."
Her reassurance gave him the strength to go on, though his voice was dull and detached. He continued his story of the night that changed his life forever with no emotion at all.
