“Now’s not the time to be melodramatic, Ty. If it hurts this much that she said no, she’s the one. But I think you already know that. Now’s the time to show her.”
“She didn’t exactly say no. She just said it’s too soon.”
“Is it?”
“Is it what?”
“Too soon.”
“I….” He inhaled deeply, held it for a moment, then let it out slowly. “Not for me, but for her, maybe it is.”
“I think you’d best find out.”
“I didn’t mean to ask, but last night, she started talking about babies, and then seeing her with Taylor just now…. Everything became so achingly clear, like I was staring at my future, and I wanted it so much that—”
“Ty.”
The gentleness in Hunter’s voice jerked Ty’s attention to him. The opposing emotions of insecurity and conviction made his body quiver, and like the little boy he’d once
