Anne listened. She listened to everything with her eyes closed, the tight feeling in her stomach coming from him, she was sure of it. When he moved on to talking about his college experiences and his girlfriend, she felt terror, but for him.
Everyone has their past.
Dropping to her knees in front of him she looked up into his eyes and said softly, "I am sorry that happened to you and to your family. To her. To your brother." Anne placed her hand on his cheek. "But, it's made this amazing man that's... making me..." She took a deep breath. "Fall for him. Quickly."