“I’ve got three sisters, two moms, and have watched more fairy tales than anyone in their right mind. Love at first sight isn’t a taboo topic for me. It isn’t hard to believe in. Romance doesn’t scare me or intimidate me. It never has. And do you know what I felt the first time I saw you, Aurora?” I shake my head, unable to speak. Too scared to. He moves impossibly closer and drops the hat before resting his hand on the wall behind me. I hadn’t realized I’d backed up against it.

