Love was such an ambiguity to his purity. It was his quality to being open to more than just one interpretation of her past, which is typically the one thing our souls can't get past. See, he loved freely and believed deeply that the power of two unified souls was enough to grow. Like a rose learning to blossom, he entrusted her with his heart to sow. She loved him beyond all measures and circumstances because she knew that man had an internal glow. She knew it wasn't something she could explain, even when those closest to her told her that he would bring pain. She smiled and said, "I still love him, and we were built for the rain." It was a connection so deep the ocean's depth would be jealous of how someone could breathe under such pressure and still say, "I love you." She adored him, not for what he had or what he did, but for simply for who he was. He was different, she was magnificent, and together they fought every storm. No promises were too great, and he was there for every bad day, even the ones where the love seemed to fade. But as he began to grow, her past became the very fabric of what she experienced last. So the image of who they were, became that of her past, a constant reminder of the pain she had overcome. Yet, he didn't run. He loved her still, through every broken piece of glass, hoping to one day step on his last. But the view of her past continued to grow because the seeds she planted became the ones she chose. Not out of love but out of fear, so removing herself became her peer. To tell herself that he deserved better was easier than remembering why she wanted him near. In this season, she operated out of fear.