They were both silent on the way back. As Cassie got down from the car, she turned towards Derrick and said, "There is something that I forgot to tell you .... I love you too ... completely and irrevocably …" and ran towards her front door before he could respond ….
"Okay …" Derrick instinctively responded before he realized what Cassie had actually said … what she had confessed. 'Wait … did she just …..? '
"Cassie, wait … come back here", Derrick whispered shouted as he did not want to alert Leah just yet. "Come back here right now and say that again," he growled, then pleaded with her, "Please come back. I want to hear you, see you, feel you saying these words again. You can't just say it and run away like that."
Cassie turned towards him as she reached the front door and gave him a
