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Yeah, the tears are coto stop them

“It didn’t feel wrong?” Taylen asks so hesitantly that his voice is a thin whisper

“No! It didn’t feel wrong And I’m sure it was all us, not the curse or what anyone expects Us”

“If I said I didn’t want to do this because I was scared of losing you, that I’ll always be afraid of losing you because you’re the best part of my entire world, would that make me a coward? Would I lose you anyway?”

“Yes,” I whisper because I believe in telling the truth “I think that would be taking the easy way out But losingto happen No et, I’ll always be your best friend Because we’re friends above all, before anything else, and because we have a lifetime of experience to draw on, which is what I think would always s work After all, we know each other, inside and out”

“That’s a frightening way to put things, given e’re talking about”

I can literally count on one hand the number of times Taylen has been able to make me scarlet in the past decade because I was used to his sense of hu before then, and I’ve ceased to be embarrassed, but yeah, I think I’m scarlet now

No, I know I’m scarlet now

My knees are also tre a happy dance, happier than the one we just did together downstairs

“I’ that no matter what, I’ll always stick around I know you have issues with abandonment after your dad did what he did, and I know you always said you never wanted to get married and have kids I soh soe or kids We don’t have to look that far into the future and think about all the co

“If you never want to get married or have kids, it’s not a deal-breaker for rape, as er suitable to e like nasty cheese, but I’le day, one day at a time, as they come With you, like I’ve alanted I just never realized I wanted it that way before”