“I messed up. Pretty damn badly.” Jesse’s voice nearly broke like Savanna’s famous brownie brittle that cracked apart in his palm with the slightest touch. That was also how his heart felt right about now. “Messed up how?” Jesse rolled his head to the side to view Savanna. “Well, there’s a lot I’ve messed up over the years, I suppose. But at this present moment, I was referring to when I slipped and told Ella I loved her for the first time in front of everyone, and she thinks it was an act.” He reached into his back pocket for his wallet and set it on his thigh. “And she doesn’t believe I
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