You don't deserve it and it's not returned. Heidi's words kept playing in her head over and over again as she sat there. Heidi had been totally right about one and totally wrong about the other. In her mind, she screamed to tell Heidi the truth. She just…couldn't.
Feeling Heidi withdraw, Tracey felt her own heart break. "It's…all right," she replied weakly.
Looking at Heidi's hand, she paused a long time. Slowly, she reached out and let Heidi help her up. The spark was there the instant their hands touched. Holding her breath, she looked at Heidi as she was now standing up and rather close to her.