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When he pulled away, he looked right into my eyes "My God, I love you, Courtney I love your s blue eyes that captured my heart the first time I ever looked into them"

He stepped back and let reedy way, and I felt the blush hit my cheeks I’d never had anyone look at me the way he was, and I felt embarrassed and so sexy at the same time

He took both rabbed the soap and the washcloth and started to soap it up He began washing his body as I stood under the hot water I took the soap and washcloth fro his body He closed his eyes, and I bit down on an stroking it

"Shit, Court, don’t do that, or I won’t be able to make love to you"

I quickly stopped and smiled He still had his eyes closed, and I wanted to ju hied myself before er and traced it

"My heart," I said

His eyes quickly opened, and he whispered, "Yes"

I chewed on e to ask him about it

"When I finally realized who ot this tattoo I’ve never told anyone what it meant, except for Layton I didn’t know you knew Latin," he said with a s to? I reot this done, and I instantly began feeling sick

"I, urew up Catholic, andit when I elve"

He let out a ser and placed it oninto his eyes They were so beautiful and blue right now

"You’reto you Always"

I sucked in a breath of air "But…" I shook ot this, and--"

He er up to my lips "I never loved Anna like I love you I cared about her, but I never loved her I never saw my future with her in it I only ever saw you I only ever wanted you in my future, Courtney"

I couldn’t hold backI started to panic He has to know I’ve always loved him I’ve alanted him and dreamed about hi so stupid and picking Mitch over you It’s just…it’s just that I’ve never in my life felt this way When I first saw you…the way my heart felt…the sound of your voice…how it all affected me…I was so scared And then…oh h as he threw his head back

"I wanted you so htened me I was so scared that you’d hurt me You were ht, and his smile faded "I was scared, too, Court…more than you know When I look back at how stupid we both acted…" He shook his head "The last thing I ever want to do is hurt you, and I feel like I’ve hurt you so much already I hate that I’ve hurt you"