He tried to speak again, but I placed a finger over his lips and he pressed them together. I smiled and brushed away my tears. “It’s been so long, I don’t know what to do with how I feel anymore. I kept bouncing between hoping I’d tell you one day and everything would be great, and trying to get over it. Especially when Robert was around.”
I sighed and hung my head. “I tried so hard to forget and move on. I ran all the way to Cambridge, for f**k’s sake. I tried to date Damien, although I’ve always been honest with him. He knew about you, about how I felt. I just couldn’t. I was never able to stop loving you. And I don’t think I really wanted to.”
Edi pulled me back into his arms. He kissed the top of my head and said nothing. It was for the best, I couldn’t deal with more than my confess
