"Hurts because it mattered. I'm sorry you're going through it. One of those horrible clichés but it's true, nothing for it but time." He gives his hand another squeeze and smirks. "If it makes you feel any better, when my ex-husband left me I nearly burned our house down. He loved our bed. So I drug it to the roof and set it on fire and it got wildly out of control. We all do stupid shit when we are hurting. Forgiving yourself for the shit you did is also kind of important. Now, I promise, I'm done throwing cheesy self help bullshit at you."

Ash grinned. "Waves hitting the shore. Chill in the air. Big ass fire. Fucking perfection. Well, I should have lifted a bottle of something to drink."