As she spoke, he demonstrated the steps. When she cooked, she normally just cut the ingredients and threw them into the pan, but the way he cooked enhanced the smell of the tomatoes.
"Add cold water so that the tomatoes break apart slowly while it boils."
Declan's eyes had a soft glow to it when he said this. He was willing to wait for Luz just as he was willing to wait for the sauce to cook.
"Declan, I've always treated you as a friend."
She had thought a lot about how to start their talk, but it was only when she actually said it out loud that she realized how hurtful it sounded.
Declan stiffened for a few seconds, then he relaxed. "That's great."
There was no turning back now. Luz had to continue on, no matter how hurtful it might be.
"You know what I mean. I was about to give up on everything at first in the US, that's why I accepted your help to the point that I feel quite dependent on you. But Declan, you have to know, dependency is not love."
She had tried. She had listened to Mia and tried telling herself that Declan was a good man and a once-in-a-lifetime catch, but she couldn't do it. She loved another man, and she couldn't forget him. It was harder to forget him than to fall in love with Declan.
The name Henry Maynard seemed to be engraved in her bones.
"Luz, dependence can turn into love with time."
Declan turned his head, and his gentle face showed a sense of loneliness that was hard to look at. She said that dependency wasn't love.
"I'm sorry, I can't."
because you love another person,
he
"Maybe."
been divorced for seven years, but she still loved her ex-husband. It felt like a slap in
admit it out loud, her frown was
"That person is..."
the water is
finish his question, Luz interrupted him. If he really asked if the person he loved was Henry,
with a bitter smile. His eyes fell on the rolling water in the pot. The tomatoes
the table awkwardly. Declan was
It should taste
teasing, but she could see sadness in his eyes. Her words earlier had hurt
"Declan, I'm sorry."
be willing, you don't have
say
lips and pretended to focus on the pasta. Declan's
missing someone all these years, and I can't say I'm okay with that because I've been trying for so many years and yet you can't forget him, but I just want you to know that I am willing to wait. I'm
never had the courage to confess his love. All this waiting now was just his punishment for being indecisive back then. He would
"..."
but Declan was very strong. She could only let
"Declan, you deserve better."
the Boone Family was gone, and she had gotten married and had another
the best to
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