‘Will you hold it against me if I tell you I love you?’ he said quietly, so only she could hear. Her breath caught in her throat and she shook her head. ‘Never. We will never hold back saying that ever again.’ ‘Good,’ Wilder replied. ‘Because I love you, so deeply, Thea. And if I tell you I love you a thousand times a day for the rest of our lives, it will not have been enough.’
