Hidden Truths (Brenda/Jason)
First
She had always claimed that Sonny was her first love but deep in heart she knew that wasn't true.
* Perfect
He had been too perfect and she was anything but, so she had settled for his friendship knowing that if she dared to hope for anything more she would inevitably lose him forever.
Change
In a single moment everything had changed; his loyalty now lay with those he used to hate, his friends became his enemies and she had lost her place in his life.
Trust
Every man she had ever trusted had either betrayed her or taken advantage of her; everyone but him, he had never let her down somehow silently honoring promises he'd never remember making.
All
She should have known that the truth would always find a way out, and now they knew it all, everything that she had tried to so hard to keep buried, everything she had spent years trying to forget.
Trash
As predicted, Sonny was ready just toss her aside like yesterday's trash, but this time she wasn't going to let him make her feel unworthy of him; he was in no position to judge her and she was done twisting herself inside out in an effort to be everything he wanted her to be.
Left
As she left the Archer Pavilion, she knew she had made the right decision; the truth had truly set her free.
Drink
He slid in next to her at the bar and ordered a shot of whiskey to match hers.
Light
He had followed her to Jake's because he had been worried that she would try to drown her sorrows and end up doing something crazy; but he realized he didn't have anything to worry about when she turned to look at him and he could see a light in her eyes that he hadn't seen in a long time.
Pride
They shared their drink in silence, neither one willing to admit that there had to be a reason why she always ended up spending her wedding night with him.