Getting You Stronger Is My Way of Loving You

Miles continued, "The way that Regan loves you is to protect you, but the way I love you is different. Because I love you, I want you to become stronger and watch you grow." After hearing this, Hazel answered Miles in a firm tone, "You're overthinking. No matter what you do and what you think, I'll still be myself, especially my feelings; they won't change." "Well, let's try and see! Anyways, you've already said that you won't change, then you don't have to worry about it. You can learn what I'm offering to teach you." Miles was trying to psych Hazel into saying yes. In her mind, she thought that she didn't want to be a vulnerable person. She wanted to learn some self-defense skills to protect herself. Perhaps, in the future, she might be able to protect herself and even Regan when they were in a critical situation. Therefore, Hazel nodded, but she added, "Just take it as I am learning something new! But... when my husband's here to pick me up, I'll let him pay you the tuition fees, so