SELENA'S P.O.V I stayed with Evan till he felt strong enough, and I watched as he slowly withdrew behind his normal cold persona.I have seen him break down like this exactly twice, and each time, I hated the way I couldn't even bring myself to hate it. I should feel threatened the eay I felt about Sylvia. Instead, sometimes, I caught myself wondering if my love held a candle to Evan's objectively.It was an almost sickening thought."You should go be with him," Evan finally said, pushing himself to stand on his feet. He extended a hand to me, and I took it, my fingers wrapping around his.He sighed as he pulled me up, his eyes meeting mine once we were on equal footing."Will you be okay?" I asked, holding his hand still. He didn't pull it away either.He nodded. "Of course. I am a man. I will do well on my own."I smiled, then leaned up and kissed his cheek. His eyes widened with the gesture, but I didn't give him enough time to question it before I turned and walked away, closing
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