“Hi,” Lewis said, a smile on his face that reminded Aaron of when they had first met.
“Where in the hell have you been!” Aaron exclaimed, but he was smiling so widely that he didn’t sound angry at all, and Lewis looked surprised but pleased.
“I-I thought you didn’t want to see me anymore,” Lewis explained, his brow furrowing.
Aaron groaned and held Lewis’s face between his hands. “Don’t listen to me! I’m an i***t! Please, please say that you want to be my friend?”
Lewis blinked and his mouth opened and shut like a fish. Aaron moved his hands to Lewis’s shoulders and gripped them.
“Please, give me another chance. I think—” his face felt flushed even in the chilly air “—I think you’re the best person I’ve ever met.”
Lewis raised his eyebrows with a sort of pitying expression and hugged
