I had to be mature and accept that you can't force someone to reciprocate your feelings. So, I didn't wait for his response any longer, and I certainly didn't get angry. I left the room and sat in the lounge, really needing a drink. I poured myself a glass and downed it in one gulp. Then I went up to my bedroom and lay down on the bed. I tried to forget about it; it had been a day of too many emotions to overthink it.
Minutes later, he lay down next to me and hugged me. The adrenaline rush I had felt minutes before had disappeared. That caused a huge energy crash, so I fell asleep almost immediately.
I woke up to the sound of Ramsés' alarm. Fortunately, on his end, everything remained the same as before, as if my stupid "I love you" had never happened. To be honest, I was grateful for th
