RUIN(25)

"You trust me to run a foundation in your mother's honor?" I sob through the words.

"I trust you with everything."

I reach up to cradle his cheek in my hand. "Say it now, Ben. Say it and I'll say it back."

He turns his entire body to face me. He takes the paper from my grasp and sets it on the bed as he leans in close and whispers the words I've wanted to hear since he sat down next to me on the airplane. "I love you Kayla Monroe. I really love you."

"I love you too Dr. Ben Foster. I love you."