“And you want to be my boyfriend,” I say out loud, my lips lifting into an overwhelmed smile. “My real boyfriend.” “You want to have a boyfriend.” He says what is true. I’m no longer closed off from the idea of a relationship. My heart is open for him to hold. And to protect. Breathless, I whisper, “Only if that boyfriend is you.” His hand encases my cheek. “I love you, Jane.” My lungs swell with deeper emotions. He cradles my gaze. “You don’t have to say it back. I know it may take time for you because of your feelings about love—” “I’m falling so terribly in love with you,” I say, my heart
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😭 they deserve this
