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“Thing is…” Rhys spoke over Emerson, obviously trying to make a point, so Emerson fell silent. “I have wondered about us over the years, even when I thought you were straight. And I definitely did when you were taking care of me, whether you believe it or not.” Emerson’s pulse throbbed against his throat. “Then it hit me out of the blue…I didn’t even realize it all this time.” Rhys released a breath, almost like a sigh. “I was slowly falling in love with you…during all the bigger and smaller moments in our lives…and all the spaces in between.”
“Even when I didn’t think I had a chance with you, I was already in love with your courage, your resolve, and your heart. And then having the opportunity—twice—to act on those feelings? That’s lucky. To get to hold you and kiss you. To watch you give yourself to me? That was a gift.”
“It’s always been you, Em, for me.” He stared straight into Emerson’s eyes. “And maybe it took my accident to realize it. Maybe not. Life is so fucking strange sometimes.”
“Tell me again how we fell in love?” His heart stuttered. “We?” “Uh-huh. You and me falling in love.” “Slowly…” he replied in a hoarse voice. “During the bigger and smaller moments in our lives…” “And all the spaces in between,” Emerson murmured.
“You have me, Em. I’m yours.” He reached out to lift Emerson’s chin with his thumb. “The question is, are you mine?”
“I’ve always been yours,” Emerson said, and Rhys’s breath caught. “I’m in love with you. And I want us to be together, even if we stumble along the way.”
