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    Glenn always made me feel small, no matter what I did. I wanted to leave so many times but on their deathbed my parents made me promise to keep an eye on the company. I don’t want any part of it. As far as I’m concerned Glenn can keep all the money but for my parent’s sake I try to make sure he’s not running it into the ground.
     
    As soon as I was able I built a log cabin in the woods so I could be alone. That way I didn’t have to be around anyone or see anyone, but Glenn kept pulling me back. He told me I had responsibilities and duties. I hated them but I did them anyway, thinking about my parents. He also threatened to take me out of the will if I didn’t do my part, and in doing so he would tarnish my parent’s legacy. I couldn’t stand for that so I’ve stuck around but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
     
    “But why is Glenn like that? Why does he treat you that way? I don’t understand why he appears so charming and then he just turns around and is completely different.”
     
    “Because he likes having a certain image ready for people. He wants to keep the company going, and I understand that, but he always puts forward his own agenda. He was always blessed with a silver tongue and he can usually get what he wants. He’s not like me. I stumble over my words, can never think of the right thing to say but he can just turn it on. And yet he makes me come to the parties and makes me talk to people even though he knows it makes me uncomfortable.”
     
    “But if you hate each other so much why did you come into his house when I was there? What was that talk of running together? Why were you so mad at me?”
     
    There were so many questions that they came out in a torrent, although she hadn’t meant them too. Colton had to take a moment to process them all and that was a good thing because Ana needed a little time too. She thought about Colton and Glenn and how the two of them had spoken about each other. Glenn was a proven liar but did that mean she could take Colton at his word? He certainly appeared to be sincere but she had to remain on her guard.
     
    “I…I can’t tell you everything. I’m sorry. And I don’t know why he does everything he does. All I know is that there are certain things he can talk about and certain things he can’t.”
     
    “So you know what his secrets are?”
     
    “We all have secrets,” he said. The words lingered for a moment and then he shook himself, as if he was trying to be rid of the cobwebs in his mind.
     
    “Look, why don’t we go back to my cabin for a few days? We can escape the world and spend some time together. I’ll tell you anything you want to know.”
     
    “Why can’t you tell me now? I told you if you were going to be all mysterious that this wasn’t going to work. I don’t like being lied to and if you can’t be honest with me then nothing is going to happen.”
     
    Ana’s voice was frayed with tension and it was evident that she had been hurt quite a bit by the actions of these two men. Colton leaned forward and down, placing his hand in the cold water. Ana watched as the fish swam around his fingers. He swirled the water, and then brought his hand out. The water trickled and dripped down his fingers, splashing back down to the ground.
     
    “I’m not lying to you,” he said, his voice strained, “but I’m a very private person and it’s not easy for me to open up.”
     
    “Glenn said the same thing,” Ana replied bitterly, and she was about ready to walk away. “This was a mistake. I shouldn’t have come here. I’m sorry for whatever has happened to you but I don’t think I’m the woman you think I am. I’m not here to save you. I have my own needs as well and at the moment you’re not meeting them, you’re just hurting me. I don’t get what the big deal is with you two and I don’t have the energy to put myself through this. I’m done Colton. Goodbye.”
     
    She got up without hesitation