“It’s you. I don’t know if you’ll ever trust that. But I guess I understand a little too easily why you wouldn’t. Those walls are hard to let down, which is why I also know how hard it is to hear me . . . to believe me, when I say that I love you.” With my confession hanging in the crisp fall air, I turn on my heel. That’s all it’ll be. It’s all it can be for us until Kayce figures out how he intends to move forward. As I open the door, I pause and level him with a look across the truck roof. “Maybe one day you’ll let me love you the way you deserve.” Getting back into my truck, I start the
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