“Fergus, look at me.” I met his eyes. “Do you want to stay here?” “More than anything.” I nodded. “I didn’t expect to come here and fall in love. But I met you, and you are everything I want. You are so perfectly right for me. You see the wonder in the world, and I need someone to remind me of that. You’re smart and funny, and you’re just everything I could ever need.” His eyes got impossibly blue and teary. “You love me?” I said that, didn’t I? “I love you. I’m in love with you,” I admitted.

