To stop myself from crying, I wrap my arms around his waist and hug him tightly. Because he can’t place his chin on the top of my head like he usually does, he rests his cheek against my temple.
“Why?” Is all I can ask.
“Because you deserve it. You deserve so much more, and you can’t even see it.”
I clench my eyes shut, trying so hard not to cry from the overwhelming happiness I’m feeling right now, and he holds me even tighter.
“I wish it were easy.” He says into my hair.
“What?”
“Just…being with people.”
I pull back. “As in…being in a relationship?”
He nods, biting his lip. I know him too well to be able to tell that he’s a bit nervous and maybe even on the brink of being scared.
“So like…what?” I’m still not really sure about what he’s talking about, or where he’s going with th
