“I’m sorry.”
She didn’t answer.
He tried again.
“I really am. I didn’t think about what it would feel like for you. I was so worried about what those guys thought of me that I didn’t care enough about what I was doing to you.”
Emma’s eyes filled with tears.
“You said it was embarrassing to hold my hand.”
“I know.”
“I went home and got my mom’s razor.”
Tyler’s head snapped up.
“What?”
“I was going to shave my arms because I thought you wouldn’t like me anymore if I didn’t.”
His expression changed completely.
“Emma, I didn’t know you were going to do that.”
“Because you never asked me how I felt. You just told me what was wrong with me.”
He stared at her.
“I never wanted you to hurt yourself.”
“I wasn’t trying to hurt myself. I was trying to make you happy.”
Her voice cracked.
