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He smiles, an amused look in his eyes “Your father caht, and I happened to open the door He punchedThen he told oing on is that I decided last night that I was going to stop hiding—before your dad showed up It was time

“I was going to tell both of them how I felt about you, and damn the consequences Because that’s as between us, and I wanted everything out in the open, even if they co to pretend”

“He hit you?”

Bryce smiles “He did And it orth it”

My sto, and I’m nervous But I feel hope for the first tih the clouds “What did you say? What did they say?”

He reaches out for my hand and I let him take it He pulls me closer, slowly “I told the or so to satisfy a fantasy I told them that you had reached in and wrapped yourself around o

“I told them that we both tried not to do this, but even with all the tiether And that I’d tried to fight it, and lost I told them that I love you And I do, Katti I love you”

Tears floodsurfacing, and relief flowing through me as it heals He leans down to kissand perfect It’s what our first kiss o “I love you, too,” I say, even though

I kiss hi hiht, but it’s a different kind of desperation I need him But I need him to know that I love him and that I’m sorry, and that I did fuck up I should have trusted him And that I’m thankful he stuck with me anyway

He pulls away, chuckling “Don’t you want to knohat your parents said to me?”

“You can tell me,” I say “But it doesn’t ht, too And she told me to do what oing to try, even if it doesn’t come naturally Because what makes me happy is you”

“Good,” he says “I’m so happy to hear that But they really are fine with it It’s going to take soot in his punch They both gave us their blessing”