Promises
E bby holds Robert tight and speaks into his shoulder.
She explains.
How you can want to be with someone but feel you’re not ready.
That you can still be tied to a previous someone, though you no longer want to be.
That recovery takes time.
That Ebby has something she needs to do first.
That, yes, she would consider coming back to France.
Back to him.
But no promises, please?
She needs to not make any promises.
She needs to not hear any promises.
She doesn’t like people who make promises, then break them.