Christian's POV
I tried to hide away the feeling of confusion and self consciousness that suddenly hit me.
"I know that!" I insisted and shifted more closer to her. I wanted to feel her warmth near me. I needed the confidence and approval of my own heart to say the words out loud,
"I know that I love you, Ava. Trust me."
"So you are saying that in these past thirteen years, there was no one, no girl that you tried to give a chance to catch your attention? Who could probably have made you feel the same way you had felt thirteen years ago with me?"
The thought of Ella instantly crossed my mind without wait of even a second, without giving me even a chance to process Ava's words inside my heart.
"No." I lied.
I could not confess this to her. I could not tell Ava that while she had bee
