I took a breath before I opened my eyes, feeling how wet they were when they were exposed to the air.
He continued to look down at me, his eyes soft and kind. “If I walked away right now and took someone else home, would it hurt you?”
Just the thought made my heart drop into my stomach. I couldn’t answer the question with words, so I just nodded.
“Then it’s too late to turn back,” he said. “So, be with me.”
I’d ended up in the corner I tried to evade—and I was f*****g terrified.
“I’ve been yours since the moment I saw you. Now be mine.”
“I’m so f*****g scared—”
“I’m just asking you to acknowledge what we already are. It doesn’t need to go further than that. We can take this as slow as you want. We can stay this way forever if that’s what you want. But I can’t do this if you won’t g
