An Itching Urge
Mason went along with her refund plan, which did more damage to his conscience about his tightly guarded secret. He started itching to let Julia know of it, especially with their wedding drawing closer by the day. There was a growing inward pressure for him to divulge this big secret.
He knew too well that he was being unfair to her given that the secret revolved around their long-term commitment to each other. It ate him up for days until one night when he could no longer hold it in. He sat Julia down to let her know his life-changing, deeply held secret.