Chapter 39

My boy looks scared, and I feel for him. Arry eyes me warily, he looks nervous as hell, and it melts my heart as his eyes meet mine so unsurely. So green, as he’s emotional, and it calms my crazy turmoil. Grounding me with just a look from him.

“I know we said we would wait…” He begins, and I automatically sit down on the fountain’s edge, so I am closer to his height, face to face, with only a foot or two between us. I don’t want him to have to speak up for them. This is for my ears only, and I need the seat to steady my Jell-O legs. My nerves are a mess. “I know lately life has been going to hell, that it seems like we keep arguing and getting upset with each other over dumb shit, but there is one thing that never changes, Sophs… That’s how I feel about you. If anything, it gets stronger every day… I love you more than life.” He shifts closer and takes my hand in his with the box still between us. It’s not open yet; he’s waiting to see how I react. My heart is in my mouth, an