“You had a secret,” he says. “So do I. Ready?” I can’t move, and Lucky’s eyes ping between my own. His voice, when he speaks, is quiet. “I love you, too. I have for years. I loved you then, and I love you now, and I won’t ever stop. I’m not capable of it. You’re it for me, El. You’re my big goddamn romance. And there’s nowhere else I’d rather be than here with you.”

