My hands reach up between us to caress his cheeks with the same tenderness with which he cradles my face. “Tell me the good thing.” Time freezes as we stare at each other, and my heart flutters when the corners of his mouth quirk into a smile, before his face hardens with nerves. “I am painfully, catastrophically in love with you.” My throat aches with raw emotion and tears escape my eyes, falling to the comforter below us. I open my mouth to say something back, but no words come out. “I love you,” he whispers against my lips. It doesn’t feel like a declaration this time, but rather, a
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