Now that I knew what it actually felt like, I realised with perfect clarity that I hadn’t really been in love with him. I’d been obsessed with the idea of finding someone who accepted me. I’d latched onto him because he’d treated me no different to anyone else. Charlie, though… Thinking about Charlie made my chest get hot and tight and my stomach twist with pleasant nerves. Made me feel a little jittery, like I had to make sure I did everything in my power to keep him with me. He still irritated the shit out of me sometimes, and I was still getting used to his teasing and blunt way of
...more
