2 Max He said it. I knew it was going to take a while, but I didn’t expect it to happen right now, right here. I hold him as tight as I can. I can’t believe today, I can’t believe all the good things going on. I won’t ever let Ethan go, not ever. He loves me. He actually said the words, for the very first time. I knew he did, from his actions and other things he would say, but for the first time, he openly said it himself. “I love you. I love you.” I keep repeating the whisper as I hold him. I can’t stop grinning, I can’t stop smiling. This is the best day of my life, maybe even bigger than meeting Ethan for the first time all those weeks ago. Ethan has his arms wrapped around me tightly, not letting me go either. He is silent, but the way he angles his body, letting me hold him as m

