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“I alanted you” He kisses the top of my head

“That’s not the point,” I say “Is it better to love and not be loved in return, or is it better to love soether”

“They’re equally awful in my book”

My heart hasn’t been this full in forever, yet it’s painfully heavy at the saave up and all the loneliness and longing he must’ve felt … and then be forced to bottle it up and keep it inside?

At sos, whichto say in great detail yet, but I’ll make it clear under no uncertain ter the farive him

“What are you thinking about?” I ask him because it’s a little too quiet in here

“New York,” he ansithout pause

My s at one side “Oh, yeah? What about it?”

Wyatt runs his finger down oosebumps

“I was thinking I’d like to see it someday,” he says

Rolling to my stomach, I rest my chin on top of my hand “Come with me Tuesday”

He begins to say so but stops himself

“I’rand tour of the city, take you to all of the best restaurants, and at night, we can fall asleep to the soothing sounds of drunk tourists and firetruck sirens”

Not toto uproot my life in the city, I have a handful of loose ends to tie I’ll need to give ent,is kosher with Giada and that ust …

His tranquil gaze rests on mine, and he sweeps a lock of hair from my forehead “Only if you introduce ”

I give hiht”

He s his paluilt in his sparkling aqua to be okay

I dip down, teasing ue

“I can’t believe you’re ain,” he says

“I was always yours” I kiss hiain Until my lips are swollen and numb And then I kiss him once ht at the Whiskey Moon … the one that never came true”

“I don’t want to jinx it,” he says “It’s not in the bag yet Not officially”