•°•°• Tanner's POV •°•°•
The silence between us filled the air. It was a comfortable one and the only thing I could hear was the rhythmic pattern of Mackenzie's breathing as she stayed in my arms, eyes closed.
I had no idea what was happening. To me. To my heart. To my rules. They were all meant to be guarded, well at least they had been guarded for literally my whole life. These days, I felt like a whole new person. I felt extremely different from who I was months ago and everytime I looked at Mackenzie, I felt like a total i***t when I remembered all the s**t I said to her. In the beginning, she was going to be one of the million girls I'd treat like trash, but something about her persistence and the way she'd finally given up on me made me beat myself up mentally.
I looked at her,
