Her sudden confession brought back a ton of memories. Maybe it wasn't a lie? Maybe I did love her and just needed to hear her express her feelings that she kept bottled up for so long.

"I love you, Beth," the words didn't come naturally, and saying them only made me feel worse.

"I... I love you too, so much, baby. You don't know how I've longed to hear you say those words to me," the tears filling her eyes and streaming down her face each time she blinked.

Leaning in and kissing her smooth, full lips, I let my right hand find the slit between her parted legs. The...