And if you do still have the pictures, you can make D's gift and give it to her still. Then W will know without you doing anything more than your original intent anyway.
AYK,
We all learn, remember, process differently and if she finds your box, well, she does. Her feelings, whatever they may be are her feelings. No matter what you say to explain yourself right now, is not going to have any affect on what she shows you on the outside.
We have all done things we now wish maybe we hadn't or had done differently. The past cannot be changed but the future can.
By starting in the present.
And yes, you listen to your heart and then you sort out what it says, make sure you are not acting from anxiousness, anger, fear, retaliation, nothing negative. Then you screen the words because anything too nice will also be perceived as fake or manipulative right now, and then you act.
Your heart is your guide but head is your compass right now.
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
