02-12-2022, 05:20 PM
Though the woman had smiled, when she lifted her head, Malachi could only frown in return. Of all the things he could have offered practical advice for, love was not one of them, not truly. It pained him to hear that she suffered so, and that her wish was one that he could not easily grant with a few kind words.
"I understand," Malachi practically whispered for how softly the two words escaped him.
Because he did -- he understood what it was like to be unwanted. To want something that he, at least, could never have, and not because of his vows.
But her? Miss Amelia Mason, beautiful and composed as she was, even as she mourned?
She could be loved.
"It isn't silly at all, Miss Mason. Love is a wonderful, powerful thing, and all of God's children are deserving of it. There is someone out there for you, waiting for the moment when you finally step into their life, as much as you long for them to walk into yours."
"I understand," Malachi practically whispered for how softly the two words escaped him.
Because he did -- he understood what it was like to be unwanted. To want something that he, at least, could never have, and not because of his vows.
But her? Miss Amelia Mason, beautiful and composed as she was, even as she mourned?
She could be loved.
"It isn't silly at all, Miss Mason. Love is a wonderful, powerful thing, and all of God's children are deserving of it. There is someone out there for you, waiting for the moment when you finally step into their life, as much as you long for them to walk into yours."
