I gaze up at him, his eyes full of love and I feel my heart sing. But also guilt creep in.
“I didn’t want to ruin your chances of happiness. So, I pushed down my real feelings. I wish I hadn’t though. Sophie was a real bitch.” He chuckles softly, rubbing the back of his neck.
“Yeah. She was, wasn’t she?” He grabbed my hand in his and kissed my palm softly. “That night when I got her to pick me up from yours, I was hoping that you would stop me from going. I was hoping that you would change my mind. But when you didn’t, I pushed down my feelings and continued the charade of liking Sophie. I know it was wrong of me. But I think her feelings weren’t there either. She was using me to make her ex jealous.” He shrugs as he kisses my wrist.
“That’s all in the past now. And we have each othe
