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Michelle,
Here I am, sitting alone, wishing you were with me. This separation is torture for me. Not just because I�m not with you, but because I made promises to you, and I feel as though I�m neglecting them. I�ve put them on hold, and I regret that, I really do. I don�t want you to start believing that I was dishonest with you when I made those promises. I meant every word, and I do intend to keep them.
I have no right to ask you to wait for me, but I�m going to anyway. I�m going to beg you not to give up on us, and the future we can have together. I promised you that I would make that happen, and I will. But you have to know that I cannot move forward until I�m sure you�re safe. I know you think this is all about my mother, but really, it�s not. Of course, I don�t want anything to happen to her, but this is even more about protecting you. You don�t know what it would do to me if some harm came to you because of my family. I would never be able to forgive myself. Mick did enough to you for a lifetime, and I won�t let you be hurt because of the Santos ever again.
I also want you to know that I�m taking your suggestions concerning my mother seriously. Granted, it�s not something I want to believe, but after everything that�s happened the past few months, nothing would surprise me. You have every reason to thing the worst of her. God knows she�s done enough to make you hate her. I won�t let her touch you, ever again, I promise.
Have I ever really been honest with you about my feelings? Or have I just beaten around the bush? This is not the way I had hoped to pour my heart out to you, but I can�t let you go on thinking that there is anything more important to me than you. My heart has been yours, Michelle, for as long as I�ve known you. The circumstances under which we got married may not have been the best, but marrying you was the best thing I�ve ever done. I married you because I love you, Michelle, even then. Yes, I wanted to protect you and spare your life, but it was more than that. I have never loved any woman before, I know that now, because I know what it means to really love someone. You have shown me that, Michelle, and I will never be complete without you.
Please be patient, Michelle. Please wait for me. I want to give you the rest of my life. It�s the only gift that even begins to describe my love for you.
Danny