Chapter 32
I led him towards my car, weaving through the parking lot lost in thought, my head clouded, replaying his words over and over again, 'I love you.'
I... I loved him too. It was more than a fleeting thought. It was a connection- an undeniable connection between us. Some couples spent months, years falling in love- we didn't, because we didn't fall- we crashed. Every man I'd met before him was blocked by the barriers I'd erected, the walls to protect me. Those walls never came up for Gavin, he was just there, and now we were here. It didn't make sense, it wasn't rational, but it also wasn't just l**t. For the first time in forever, I felt loved, I felt wanted, I felt protected, I felt- period. "Gavin-" I pulled him to a stop in front of the car, pivoting in front of him, gazing u
