Chapter 70. Love Confession

“First of all, I want to apologize for being a bitch to you, for hurting you so much over and over again, for upsetting you. You have done so much for me, and I mostly did nothing. Geez, I have so much to apologize for. But for the most part, I'm sorry for not saying this earlier.”

Is she giving me a consolation speech before hurting me even more now?

I heard her take a sharp breath before speaking further, “Aaron, thank you for everything you have done for me. Thank you for protecting me against every odds and trouble. Thank you for trusting me when no one else did. Thank you for tolerating my nuisance of an existence. Heck, thank you for taking a bullet for me.” Her voice cracked slightly at the end, but it softened as she said, “But mostly, thank you for loving me.”

I wanted to feel flattered by all those buckets of thanks, but a fear still lurked in my mind.

“How can you even think that you don't mean anything to me? Over time, you ha