Chapter 75. Was This Even Worth It?

2014

Amelia’s POV

As soon as I walked away from Amelia, I felt like the biggest idiot on the planet.

The truth was, when she told me she liked me, it floored me. I mean, I’d wanted to hear those words for so long. Ever since the first time we kissed, I’d known–I’d been certain–that I wanted her. Hell, I’d known even before that. But after that first kiss, I knew it wasn’t just some casual thing. It couldn’t be. If Amelia and I ever got together, it wouldn’t be just for fun or to pass the time. She wasn’t the kind of girl I could keep at arm’s length, not with the way my walls had come crashing down since she entered my life. And I wasn’t the kind of guy who could be with her and not fall all the way in.

She had me weak in the knees. And the way she kissed me back just now? The way she looked at me like she trusted me to choose her? That wrecked me.

Because I wanted to say something else. I wanted to drop down in front of her and tell her I