Nicholas

“Because I fucking love you.”

FUCK… I can’t believe I said that. I swore I wouldn’t open myself up like that again, that if I didn’t admit to anyone how I felt then the risk wouldn’t be there. I just ruined everything! She doesn’t feel the same way

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“I love you too, but that doesn’t mean you get to keep secrets from me! If you can’t trust me enough to tell me—”

“What did you say?”

I’m in front of her in two quick steps, needing to be closer to her when she says what I think she just said. I couldn’t have heard her correctly —she couldn’t...