She was correct. She was here confessing, because she loved and trusted him. Neither of them would ever forget that. Nevertheless, she was guilty and he was innocent. She had put his life at risk. This deception was necessary to get him out of jeopardy. He realized that he was rejecting her just as Towson had rejected her for years.
She stared down at their hands clasped tightly together. "My bastard, my sweet loving bastard, at long last I've found you...and it's too late. Why couldn't it have been you that I met fifteen years ago?"
"Even a month ago would have changed it all," he replied.