“You’re right. I should have.”
I wasn’t expecting him to admit it so quickly.
He put the towel down.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have put you on the spot.”
I sat beside him.
“Do you think Tyler understood what you were trying to say?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then what was the point of the dinner?”
Daniel thought for a moment.
“Emma heard you explain that somebody once made you ashamed of your smile. She also heard you explain that you eventually stopped hiding it. Maybe she needed to know that what she’s feeling now doesn’t have to define her forever.”
“And Tyler?”
“Perhaps he heard something too. Perhaps he didn’t. That’s up to him.”
He took my hand.
“Our job isn’t to decide every choice Emma makes. It’s to make sure she knows she can make those choices without being afraid of losing our love.”
I leaned against his shoulder.
