“I think I love you, Marnie Matthews. I’ve never felt like this about anyone before, like my heart could burst at any second. The only other time I feel this alive is when I’ve got a bat in my hand and I’m running bases.” It was the first time those words had passed his lips. I’d been waiting to hear him say it first, because I already knew that’s how I felt; that I loved him. But to hear him finally say it…

