It was a past he couldn't scrub clean, no matter how hard he tried.

All because, like Ethan, he once didn't believe in love, thinking a good time was all that mattered.

Youthful folly, pure and simple.

Now, wanting a home of his own, those histories became the stains he couldn't wash away.

Hertha cared, and there was no way he could explain it to her.

Fearing he'd only make things worse, he simply avoided the topic.

Hertha looked away, focusing on her meal instead, not dwelling on the matter.

She realized her own issues too. Having decided to overcome her mental barriers and accept everything about Alaric, she shouldn't be so sensitive. She ought to interact with Alaric normally.

theory and overcoming the emotional distance were two

the bill. As they were leaving,

she was the one who had turned the atmosphere awkward

to gradually let go of her reservations and

in disbelief, a look of surprise and happiness

mall nearby with a cinema," he

"Okay," Hertha replied.

her, his large hand

warmth and the gentle palpitations it sparked felt like a unique kind of e happiness, different from the warmth of family. Love, she realized,

temporarily overpowered the

to let go of her reservations, to not overthink enjoying a date with and bathed in the

to him, resting her

his

and by the time they left,

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