We've been so busy with work that I thought I had time. Obviously not.

[ He took a deep, shuddering breath, willing himself to calm down. It was out in the open now, and while he couldn't say he felt better about it, at least it wasn't something that was quietly festering inside him anymore, threatening to eat him away from the inside out. An emotional cancer, just as painful as the physical cancer William was fretting over. ]

You seemed happy when you told me the two of you were dating. Was I supposed to ruin it for you?