A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 787

The interior of the car grew silent, as Jay didn’t say a word.

Bob couldn’t make him confess, and since it might be something he could not say, he understood that he shouldn’t push Jay too far since they were as close as brothers.

Sighing, he finally said, "Whatever it is, she's back. It's time you take control. Life is short—miss out once, and it might be forever."

Jay finally spoke. "Do you think I still deserve her?"

"Wait, you don't think so?"

"I'm a cripple with one leg," Jay said, sounding slightly emotional.

"Please don't tell me that's why you never went looking for her over the past three years…"

Jay nodded in silence.

"Do you think Zoe’s that shallow?" Bob exclaimed in slight agitation, but he soon added, "Now that you mentioned it, she actually didn’t know your leg was permanently crippled when we spoke today. She thought it's a temporary thing."

Jay's fingers clenched without realizing it, while Bob quickly explained, "She wasn’t actually repulsed—just surprised. I really don't think she's that shallow."

"But that's just it," Jay said. "The more you love a person, the more you're obsessed that you're not good enough to be at her side…"

It was the first time he was honest about his thoughts.

So he did love her…and painfully humbly at that.

Even so, Bob still felt let down. "If you don't push yourself to try, how would you know if she won't accept you?"

If you love her, go for it—the worst that could happen was failing…

However, Bob conceded that he was actually a coward as well. He himself had been afraid to confess his feelings for Zoe after finding out that she loved him.

He would have kept it in forever if not for what happened to Zoe, too.