“I feel the same way, Cassie,” Tom says as he squeezes my hand. “I don’t want you to stop loving me. I don’t want you to tire of me. So, whenever you do, I will kiss you to remind you.”

I take a deep breath. “Does that mean that we will continue to meet in secret?”

“I am not meeting you in secret. Everyone from my family knows about it.”

“So, we are going to steal kisses? Behind closed doors?” I ask.

“I know,” he starts. “I know this won’t last, but tell me, and I can leave them already. I am just waiting for your decision.”

My decision. However,...