Removing the hand he was resting on top of mine, he placed it on my cheek instead. “I love you.” My heart thumped like a drum in my chest because this was the first time he said those words out loud. “You do?” Nodding slowly, he stroked my cheek with his thumb and exhaled a shaky breath. “I just thought you should know.” A shiver racked through him. “In case anything happens and I don’t get to tell you.” “What’s going to happen?” “Maybe nothing.” He exhaled a shaky breath and whispered, “But you never know what tomorrow could bring.”
