He dropped her hand and picked a cushion off the floor, he turned his body towards her but put it on his lap, he was creating a barrier between them. She could see him building walls to keep her out, to protect her. From what, she wasn’t quite sure, she knew who he was and despite their past she still liked him, he was her person. There was nothing she could say or do to change his mind, she knew that now. Whatever the reason, he had chosen for them both. 