Too Late for Roses

The Story

Mia realizes Ryan’s silence was not a lack of feeling, but a deliberate choice. She supported him through the difficult years of his youth, the struggles of college, and the hardships of launching a business. Throughout all these trials, he never once offered a formal declaration of love. She assumed he was simply not romantic or incapable of expressing his emotions. That belief shatters when she witnesses him present a bouquet of white roses and an expensive gift to her best friend, Ava Reed. This shocking display of affection proves he knows exactly how to show love, but he had chosen to withhold it from her. The truth is no longer hidden behind the excuse of his personality. Mia now sees clearly that his previous behavior was not an inability to love, but a specific decision to direct that care toward someone else.