“Fine.” His voice drops so it’s raw and husky. “I love you.” “You know I love you too, right?” “Actually, I do. And I’ve never said that before, because it’s not something I feel lightly, and I never let myself be vulnerable around people. But I let you see all that, and it doesn’t make me embarrassed. You don’t make me feel like I need to hide that side of me or be someone else. You and me, Anton, we don’t need to justify this for anyone else, because we know what it is.” “Oh yeah? And what’s that?” There’s no hesitation as he answers me with one perfect word. “Forever.”
