Sophie POV
Sophie quickly waved her hands in front of her face, as if she could physically erase the vulnerability of the moment.
"And before you panic—"
"I don't expect anything from you."
"Seriously. I'm not putting pressure on you."
"You don't have to like me back."
"You don't have to answer today."
"You don't even have to answer ever, if it makes things weird between us."
Landon blinked, his gaze softening into an expression she had never seen on him before—something deeply tender and quiet.
She smiled softly, the tension finally leaving her shoulders now that the secret was out.
"I just didn't want to regret staying silent. Life is too short for that."
She stood up from the plastic chair, smoothing down her jacket.
"I've said what I wanted to say."
So...
She pointed a th
