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probably know you better than you think I do,” she said confidently, looking directly at him.
     
    For once she didn’t feel intimidated by him. He ran a hand through his hair and pursed his lips as he let the dark locks fall down over his face again. He sighed and leaned back, stretching out his long legs until they almost reached the pool of water. Ana shifted her body, turning towards him, and rested her arm on the back of the bench.
     
    “Go on then, what’s your opinion of me?” he asked, flashing his eyes to her. She wore a thoughtful look as she tried to think how best to answer the question.
     
    “I think something happened to you a long time ago that made you hate people, or maybe you’re afraid of being around them, so you insulate yourself by having this image of a loner. I did overhear your argument with Glenn and as much as I hate agreeing with him I do wonder why you stick around if you hate things so much. Maybe I’m wrong but I think you’re searching for something and you don’t know what it is, and maybe you think you’re the only one but I can assure you you’re not. We all go through that at one time or another. Am I close?”
     
    There was a long silence as Colton processed her words and for a moment Ana thought that she had said something completely inappropriate. But then he took a deep breath and replied.
     
    “What happened at the wedding that was…it was more intense than I thought it would be. Usually when I do that with girls it doesn’t matter much to me. It’s just…it’s something to do and I’m not proud of that but it’s the way I’ve always been. I don’t…I can’t get too close to anyone but with you it’s different. That’s why I ran. I know I shouldn’t have. I know it was wrong but I just don’t think I have the capability to be close to anyone.”
     
    Ana’s heart went out to him and she found herself running her hand over his back, stroking it lightly.
     
    “You seem to be doing okay now.”
     
    “I had to. When I saw you with Glenn I felt sick. He doesn’t deserve you. He never did. And I hated that you had gone with him.”
     
    “If you had stayed at the wedding…” she said.
     
    “I know my mistakes,” he said grimly. “I just can’t stop thinking about you and I want you to know that. Maybe it’s too late but I had to see you and try and explain things.”
     
    This outpouring of emotion was rather unexpected and Ana wasn’t quite sure how to take it. It was funny; a few weeks ago had Colton come to her with this she would have been elated and would have leapt in his arms immediately but now things had changed. She was flattered of course, but it would take more than mere words to win her heart again, especially after she had been fooled once by his cousin.
     
    “I appreciate you telling me this, but I need more. After what’s happened I can’t just go back to the way things were.”
     
    “What do you want to know?” he said, turning to look at her, “What can I tell you that will make you believe me?”
     
    “I don’t know, what do you want to tell me? If this was a therapy session I’d suggest you start with your childhood,” she joked. But by the look on his face she could see that he was considering it.
     
    “I guess it’s as good a place as any to start,” he said shrugging. “I was always the outcast of the family. Glenn was the perfect child, the eldest, and he had a couple of brothers and a sister. I was an only child so I spent a lot of time with them but they never failed to remind me that I wasn’t truly their kin.
     
    My parents were lower on the social ladder as well, and Glenn never made it a secret that his parents were in charge of mine. I felt so alone and I couldn’t talk to anyone about it. I tried to tell my parents but they just dismissed it and said that it was part of growing up. I was the runt of the litter and it always felt like I was getting picked on. It only got worse as I grew