"I just really care for him, for you both. What I am trying to say is it will be hard to let his mom be his mom without feeling like I am giving up a big, big part of myself that I never imagined happening." Layla leaned into the hair stroking.
"Look, we should do this, before I change my mind and before things become too late. It's time for us to go home. To really be with our families and to start our own. Let's leave all the pain and worry behind us."