I see all the facets of the person who stepped into my life fifteen years ago and who—unintentionally—made me fall in love. And it hits me. This is my best friend. The person I know most in this world. And he isn’t going away. This isn’t going away. Not ever. I knew that; deep down, I did. But I was still scared. Terrified, even, about what this sort of change meant for me and Ellis. I’m not scared anymore.




