Letting out a quiet sigh, I spoke as calmly as I could.
“Kyle…”
I looked into his warm brown eyes.
“You’re younger than I am.”
“I know what you mean…”
“And I understand why you feel that way.”
I swallowed hard.
“But I also need you to be realistic.”
“I don’t want to ruin what we already have over something this important.”
My voice trembled despite my best efforts to hide it.
“This isn’t some fairy tale where everything magically works out because we want it to.”
Silence settled between us.
Kyle didn’t answer immediately.
He simply watched me for a few moments, letting my words sink in.
When he finally spoke…
I listened with the little hope I had mustered to keep.
“You’re right.”
A faint smile crossed his face.
“This isn’t a fairy tale.”
His thumb brushed gently across t
