Ashley
Past
"But," his voice cracked slightly, "somewhere between your morning chit chat and your ridiculous dancing while folding laundry, between your kindness to my difficult mother and your patience with me... I fell in love with you."
The world seemed to stop. "What did you say?”
"I love you, Ashley. Not because I have to, but because it would be impossible not to. You've filled our house with warmth I never knew was missing. You've become my favorite person to talk to, to laugh with." He squeezed my hand. "I'm sorry it took me this long to realize it."
Tears spilled down my cheeks before I could stop them. Six months of uncertainty, of loving him while wondering if he would ever see me as more than an obligation.
" Zach," I whispered, my voice trembling. "I've loved you since o
