"No," Liam said softly, stepping closer. The scent of rain and his familiar woodsy cologne enveloped her. "You wanted to run because you were scared. And I let you go because I thought it was what you needed. I was wrong."
"I thought time would make it easier," Liam continued, his voice dropping an octave. "I thought when you left for college, and then for that job, that I would eventually move on. I tried, Maya. God knows I tried." Always Been You by Lily Miller
Liam reached out, his warm thumb gently brushing the tear away. His touch sent a electric shock through her. "I don't care if it's been fifty years, Maya. I've dated other people. I've tried to build a life. But every time I close my eyes, every time I think about the future, it's not them." "No," Liam said softly, stepping closer
He turned his head to look at her, and the intensity in his eyes made her breath hitch. And I let you go because I thought it was what you needed