Page 71 (1/2)

"Hell yeah, I have been" He angled his body towardthe back of the bench "I’ve reat Beautiful"

"I’ve missed you, too," I admitted

His shoulders loosened as if some unseen tension bled out of him "So…did you talk to your advisor?"

I blinked, surprised "How did you know about that?"

Tanner grinned "Not to sound creepy, but I’ve been keeping " When I arched a brow, he looked sheepish "I’ve asked Sydney I know I could’ve asked you, but I wanted--no, I knew I needed to give you ti to me about it Part of me could understand why The other half wanted to throttle her "I did talk to my advisor I was…I was honest about why Iup lost ti to ithto see how tuition can bea DUI onDUI out loud was still hard, but I needed to speak it, because that "

"What will you do then, if it does i I’d spent a lot of ti why I wasn’t going to becoood option"

His s across his face "I like the sound of that"

I grinned as I shrugged "Obviously, I have firsthand experience with sos, and I think…I think I could help other people I don’t know It’s soeis written in stone"

"You’re right," he agreed, lightly knocking his knee against mine "You can do whatever you want"

"It’s such a…a relief knowing that," I said, and I could tell that he was surprised by the fact I’d spoken that out loud I was even a little bit surprised, but I’d been surprising lanced out over the grassy knoll "When you visited me, you said--"

"I told you that I loved you," he cut in, and ed, Andy I love you"

I sucked in a sharp breath "I didn’t know if you’d still feel that way"

"Why? Did you think how I felt would change because you have depression?" he asked, his gaze unwavering as he reached up and twisted his cap backward "Andy, I really hope you don’t think that badly of me"