Dakota’s P.O.V. “Shea, I love you,” was the only thing I thought of saying. I didn’t know how else to put it. “I love you too. Are you OK?” Shea asked, acting normal. Shit, I figured that was going to happen. We said it to each other so much that Shea didn’t realize what I was saying. I walked over and stood in front of her, looking her square in the eye. “What I meant is I love you, not as friends. I’ve loved you for so long. I searched for the right time to tell you, but it never materialized. Hell, I’m not sure that now is a proper time to tell you now. I needed to tell you before I never have a chance to,” I poured my heart out to her. She said nothing. Her blue-green eyes were staring right into my soul. f**k, I should not have said that. I ruined our whole friendship in less th

