“All because I couldn’t get a handle of myself—” “Johnny?” I squeezed out, heart skittering around wildly. He exhaled a sigh and looked at me with a wary expression like he was trying to gauge my emotions. “Yeah, Shan?” “I love you.” I had no idea why I felt the need to tell him that, but the words seemed to clamber up my throat every time I laid eyes on him. The blue in his eyes blazed with heat. “I love you, too.” “Yeah?” “Yeah.”
