Valeria's POV
"Who was your first crush?" I asked without thinking, laughter accompanying the question. His expression shifted and that was when I realised the weight of what I asked.
Oh God! What have I done?
I expected him to deflect, or to make a joke, or to change the subject the way we'd been dancing around anything too personal all night.
Instead he said, "You."
"Bullshit," I responded automatically, turning to look at him properly. "Come on, our conversation has been going well so far, you don't have to ruin it with lies."
"Why the hell would I lie about that?" His eyes met mine, and my breath caught in my throat. There was a storm brewing in his eyes and it made the grey flecks in them pop out.
"Because it's not true," I insisted, even as my heart beat erratically. "You ne
