RED HOT STORIES (A COLLECTION OF ST*AMY STORIES)
“And what do you want?”
His eyes met mine, steady and sure. “Honesty too.”
Something inside me fluttered, warm and fragile. I looked down, tracing invisible lines on the wooden floor. “You already know how I feel,” I murmured.
He moved closer. “Say it anyway.”
I hesitated, breath catching as I looked up at him. The space between us was small too small for doubt, too soft for fear.
“I love you,” I said quietly. The words felt new and familiar all at once, like something I had been writing in invisible ink for months.something that was never meant to be seen if possible felt by me though.