“You are the first person who showed me it’s okay to be happy,” he says. “To want something more than just my job. Because, Lore, I want you. I want you so bad. And unless you can tell me right now that this will never happen, that I will forever be wasting my time convincing you just how much I have absolutely fallen in love with you, then I’m not going anywhere. I will spend every waking moment trying to deserve you, if you’ll let me.”
