“I like you so much, Zee,” she whispers, stroking a hand down my face, her eyes soft and with so much sincerity.
My forehead falls to her chest as I continue my movements, needing to hide a bit.
Her words are something I didn’t think I would ever hear, especially with the meaning behind them. They fill me with the hope that maybe one day there will be even more between us. That maybe one day I will love this woman, and maybe somehow, she will find a way to love me.
I didn’t think that was possible before her, but maybe my future isn’t as bleak as I once assumed.
My breath swirls with her damp skin. “You have no idea how much I needed you, Stevie.”
She tilts her cheek against mine, her hand cupping the back of my head, holding me to her. “I needed you too.”
I pull back to look at
