Lexie felt something warm squeeze her heart as soon as Varden said those words to her. It wasn’t the first time he had said them. But this time, it had been different. The last time he had literally closed himself off to her, making the words not hold so much meaning.
This time, the way he looked at her as he waited.. “Listen, I’m not asking you to say those words back to me. But I just wanted to let you know that I love you. I have tried to ignore it, but I just can’t do it anymore, Lexie.” Varden said, his arms tightening against hers, but still loose enough, not to make her feel uncomfortable in anyway. “I’ve loved you. Probably from that day you met me drunk as hell in that damn club and chaperoned me to the car like a kid. I know I don’t have much to offer you right now, more than
