Summer remains quiet while I free-fall into hell. It’s clear she’s struggling with the right words, so I make it easy for her. “It’s okay,” I begin, ready to help her end it. “I un—” She places a finger over my lips to shush me and smiles shyly. “I love you too.” Fuck! My heart stops at her words and then beats again in double time. I’ve heard those words many times before, but this time it feels like my entire world has shifted, and now everything’s in its rightful place. I smile back at her and grab her face again, kissing her nose, her forehead, her cheeks before ending back at her lips.
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