“No. I don’t love Jeremy.”
Something inside me broke as I said this, but it was nothing like the pain of seeing Ajax so scared of what I would say.
It was so unlike him, so guarded and so confused.
And then the relief that I felt as soon as Ajax relaxed at my words, his entire posture slackened like he had been bracing himself for the worst the entire time.
It pushed away anything about Jeremy at that moment.
Ajax’s arms were around me in an instant, pulling me close until I was flushed against his chest. He didn’t say anything, but his hold on me was enough. It said enough.
We stood like that for a long time, the cool breeze blowing around us and calming us down from our first argument.
“Let’s go home.” He says, leaning down and kissing my forehead. It sent a fluttering throug
