Page 69 of Forever in the Country

SORREN: Why?

HAYDEN: Because you like reading and it makes you tolerable. Also it’s a good way to open lines of communication

HAYDEN: I bet that would be something to share with her

SORREN: I still don’t get it

HAYDEN: She bakes. She loves baking. She shares that with you.

SORREN: Okay.

HAYDEN: I’m too young to have gray hairs, Sorren

SORREN: She likes mine

HAYDEN: (gif of little boy giggling)

HAYDEN: Everyone likes your grays

SORREN: That’s weird

HAYDEN: You’re like a fine wine—better with age

SORREN: I don’t drink

HAYDEN: Yup that’s another gray hair just from this conversation alone

SORREN: So ask her to do something with me that I like?

HAYDEN: Yes

SORREN: What if she doesn’t want to?

HAYDEN: Then you find something else you can do together.

HAYDEN: She loves you, Sorren—let her love you.

SORREN: But…

HAYDEN: YOU ARE LOVABLE

HAYDEN: You spend so much damn time trying to convince people you’re not but you are.

SORREN: It’s a lot of pressure

HAYDEN: To be loved?

SORREN: Yes

HAYDEN: Just because you’re choosing not to acknowledge you are VERY loved doesn’t make it go away

SORREN: It’s not the same

HAYDEN: I bet if you just let it in—even a little—it won’t be so hard to accept

HAYDEN: Start with Rhea and go from there.

SORREN: Thanks

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