I reached up and gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. It was only now that I realized just how close we were. How much seeing her engulfed in my hoodie affected me. And how desperately I wanted to blurt out each one of my long-unrequited feelings. I was trying to play it cool, but now that I’d started talking, I couldn’t seem to hold myself back. “But do you know what I want the most?” Her throat bobbed as she swallowed, and her hushed reply was barely audible. “What?” “You, Paige. I want you.”

