Theo couldn’t believe Katie was kissing him. If he’d known all he needed to do was show up at her house and tell her he was dying without her, he’d have done it weeks ago. Instead, he’d been sleeping poorly and making plans since the Nine-0 Club holiday party for the most romantic dinner he could put together on short notice, on Christmas Eve.
And he was still going to do that. Oh, yes, he was. He didn’t think all could be resolved in a few minutes of conversation, but he wanted to keep kissing Katie, and keep coming to spend time with her in her back yard and keep her in his life permanently this time.
“I love you too,” he whispered, kissing her one final time. “I’m so sorry.”
She leaned her forehead against his, her breathing quite uneven. “I know, Theo. You can tell me all about it t
