“To be serious—” “Is that even possible with you?” “Ignoring that. No jokes. I am lucky that you love me. I am privileged to even have the chance for you to love me. And I don’t want to mess this up. The world might love Novi, hockey extraordinaire, but only you get to love Radimir Novicov, the real me. The scared boy who grew up to be a scared man.” He cocks his head. “But you’re not scared now, right?” “The only thing scary in my life is the possibility of ever losing you.” Colby’s lips curve at the edge. “Then I guess we better make sure that never happens.” I kiss him in agreement.
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