And The Truth Will Set You Free
   Kate stared at the fire as she spoke. “I did discover some truths while I was away, and I want to say them out loud so I don’t dismiss them. I think that, once you speak a truth, you own it and it owns you. I went to Pittsburgh because I was homesick. And I came back here because I was homesick. Truth number one: home is where your heart is. Terri was right about that. Pennsylvania, the town where I grew up, the mountains, my friends—I will carry all of this in my heart always. But something beckoned me long ago and I didn’t follow, mostly out of fear. And, for the life of me, I can’t remember what I was so afraid of. Maybe of failure. Perhaps of getting lost and not being able to find my way back? I don’t know. But my heart is in writing and in this place now. I just know that the war between my head and my heart is over. I’ve called a truce. I want to be at peace.”
     
     Kate shifted her gaze to Sam, saw that he was listening attentively, then looked back at the fire. “Truth number two: I’ve lived out of my head, out of an idea of who I should be and what my life should be, but it’s not been genuine. I was so good at it that I even had myself convinced that I was happy…”

      Realizing the depth of what she had shared, Kate suddenly felt naked, exposed. She folded her arms across her chest and drew her legs up under her. “I feel like there’s a truth number six that I don’t know yet. And I think that scares me to death!”

      Maggie whined by the door and Sam walked over to let her out. When he returned, he sat on the sofa next to Kate, his arm resting easily above her shoulder.

      He spoke softly, looking directly into her eyes. “Truth number six: You haven’t allowed yourself to need anyone for so long and it scares you when you find yourself needing other people?”
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