You have no idea how much it still bothers me. I love you with every inch of my soul, and even though you're mine, I still think of him.
I think of what would have happened had you gone on that trip with me and him. I think of what would have happened had I succeeded in hiding my emotions, again, on that night.
I think of things that make no sense, that cause me endless torment and discomfort, and are only dispelled when they're confronted directly.
But I love you, so you'll never know.
You can't know. I have to keep hiding it.
I have to keep blocking out the thoughts. I have to keep fighting them. I know you love me, more than you can put into words. You've said so. I've seen you cry before leaving my house, just because you don't want to leave my side.
I feel as though I've found my better half, but I'm so afraid of losing you. For any reason. I work so hard to keep you with me. I do everything in my power to please you, in any way, shape or form, until it becomes degrading. There's very few things I wouldn't do for you.
Never reaffirm my fears. Never hurt me. I know you won't. But I'm afraid, constantly afraid. And it'll only stop when he's gone.
You were with me when I went through therapy for this. Or at least you heard about it. But there's still bits and pieces. Still fragments, still shards of that day lodged into my mind. The tiniest insecurity flares up into a discomfort storm, and I can't stop it.
The truth is, I never totally got over it. I got enough done with it to be healthy again. To function again. But it still burns, like a raging flame that nothing can put out. I'm sorry. I only hope time, or more love, will make this go away. I love you baby. You know that. I'm sorry if this ever shows, in any way.
Let's fly away together.