Stella’s point of view.

He bloody said it.

I stared at him with my brows raised for a moment, as though I was surprised…well, maybe that’s because I was actually kind of surprise.

Not knowing how to respond to him, and also trying not to make things awkward either, I decided to make it into a joke.

I rolled my eyes. “Of course you love me, I’m your friend, silly” I slapped his shoulder playfully, then burst into laughter.

“I’m not joking, Ella” he kept a straight face as he said this.

“Of course, you are”

I laughed even harder, expecting he’d join me laughing, but I eventually stopped when...