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Froed He was nervous, I remean to sith his every step, and each dancer to his left and right bowed, as if this whole thing was intricately choreographed ahead of time

Of course it was

And when Bobby finally reached the end—right in front of me—he had his hands behind his back, and his adorable brown eyes met mine, excited and full of anticipation

“What … What’s goin’ on?” I asked, completely beside myself

I knew da on

And I kneas about to happen

My heart was beating so hard in ht, bold silver ring pinched between his fingers

My lips were parted

I couldn’t move

And there in front of all of my fellow dancers, Bobby dropped to a knee, and smiled up at me

Then began the speech I’ll never forget: “You are and have always been the love of my life, Jimmy It never mattered to me if our love never became romantic or physical Not truly I’ve always only ever wanted whatever would ardless if it ith me or someone else What exists between us is ”

His hand, confident and self-assured, extended toward ers

Oh ht to myself, stunned

“You knelt before me in a locker room one day, in front of all ofly beautiful s rosy “I felt it only fair to do the same to you, and ask you to be mine in front of a roomful of your ‘teammates’”