I want to take care of it. I need to do something to make up for…” He breathed out shakily. His hands clenched at his sides and he stared at the ground. “I’m sorry for making all of this happen. He was right. I should have stayed away from you. I’ve brought you nothing but trouble.”<br />Sarah grabbed his shoulders and forced him to look into her eyes. “No! Forget<br />everything that man ever said. You did nothing wrong. Not ever. He made this happen.”<br />She grasped his hands and held them. “I don’t know how many more ways I can say it.<br />I’m happy you came here. You’ve…” she hesitated over the melodramatic words, but they were the truth and he needed to hear them, “brought my heart to life again.”<br />She rubbed her hands over his bandaged ones then lifted them to her mouth and<br />kissed the backs of them.<br />She gestured to the smolder ruin. “We’ll take care of that later. Right now I have something more important for you to do. I want you to come inside with me. I need you to hold me.”<br />His eyes were glistening as he looked into hers. He nodded then took her hand and followed her into the house.