It was too much. How was he ever to know just how
she felt about him? Elinor had at last come to terms with her
feelings for Nigel, and they overwhelmed her. No doubt they
would overwhelm him. How could she try to explain herself
without frightening him? How could she justify how much she
needed him in her life?

He had this light to him, this brightness that he brought
to her. He was everything to her, a feeling Elinor didn't know
quite what to do with. She would do anything for him, anything
at all. She was his.