CRYSTAL POV
"You don't even know me," I added after a moment, my voice softer now, I wasn't accusing, I was just a bit confused.
That made him slow down a little. Not enough to stop, but enough that I noticed.
"I know you enough," he said.
I frowned slightly. "That doesn't make sense."
"It doesn't have to," he replied, glancing at me again, his expression calm but not distant. "Sometimes you don't need a whole story to decide how you treat someone."
That, stayed with me. I held onto it, keying it in my heart. Because I wasn't used to kind words like that.
Most people wanted reasons or proof. Something they could use to justify either liking you or tearing you apart.
But him?
He just decided, he chose me because he wanted to.
We walked a few more steps in sil
