“It took a series of perfect events to create the moment we’re in right now. From the moment Earth was nothing more than matter swirling through empty space, to this. Right here.” He laid his hand over Julian’s heart again and pressed their lips together for a long second. Keeping his eyes closed, he toyed with a feeling he wasn’t sure he’d ever experience—new and fledgling and terrifying. “I think love is like that.” “Until now, I wasn’t sure I believed you about science being romantic,” Julian murmured.
