“Say you feel the same way. Please.” I work to keep the pleading tone out of my voice, not wanting to come off desperate.

Even though I totally fucking am.

I need her to be mine.

“You know I do. I’ve never felt this way about anyone…” She inhales a shaky breath, blinking, the moonlight shimmering in her eyes. “It scares me.”

Instead of delivering some hollow speech, I cup her face in my hands and kiss her. Soft and deep, making her believe in me.

In us.