I frame her face with my hands and lock eyes with her. I need to know she’s listening, really listening to my next words. “Summer, you are perfect to me. Everything about you is perfect for me. When I look at you, I see my future. I’ll admit that at first, these intense feelings scared the hell out of me and kept me away, but it didn’t change the fact that the feelings are there. I love you. I’m in love with you. I should have focused on that instead of everything else we had going on. Because Summer, nothing else matters. I love you and—” “Stop, please.” She looks away, refusing to meet my
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