Chapter twenty two

Della is in love with me.

I still get goosebumps when I think about it. How long had she been harboring it inside? When did she realise this was more than just sex to her? Thinking about the whole thing just drives me insane. I didn't know I craved to hear those words coming out of her until she said them.

Now they are like an engraving on my mind. I can't stop fawning over the fact that she said that.

"Crescent." Mom's sharp tone cuts through my ears. Shit!

"Are you okay?" she asks lowly. I nod.

It is a lie. I think she knows it but doesn't push it. I am far from okay in my head. It is honest to say I am mentally fucked up.

Like I haven't had enough for the last few days, Aaron decides to open his mouth. "Speaking of which, where is your girlfriend tonight?" Aaron smirks.

I could punch that smirk off his face if I was in the right state of mind.

"Della, where is she? Don't tell me you didn't invite her?" Dad mutters. It takes so much will power to form a believable answer.

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