I gave him a look. "Ihaveasked you, not that you've ever answered, not really."
He gave our surroundings a quick glance. "Let's just say, I didn't grow up in a place likethis."
I couldn’t decide if I was surprised or not. "Wheredidyou grow up?"
"Ask me later," he said. "I'll tell you all about it."
"Why not now?"
"Because there's something I else wanna tell you, and it can't wait."
"What?"
He gave my hand another squeeze. "I love you."
Chapter 59
As I stared up at him, I swear, the world stopped spinning. And then, like an idiot, I blurted out the first thing that popped into my head. "You can't."
"Yeah?" He gave a low laugh. "Tell me about it."
That seemed an odd response. "What?"
"Iknowwhat you wanna say."
Did he?
Iwantedto say that I loved him, too. It surefeltlike I loved him. But that was crazy. We weren't even a couple, not officially. In fact, all we'd shared was a single kiss.
At the memory, I felt my tongue dart out between my lips. "I, um…"
"See?"
I shook my head. "See what?"
"I know what you're thinking."
Now, I had to laugh. "Oh, really? What?"
"It's the same thing you wanna say."
I was dying of curiosity. "Okay… what am I thinking?"
"You're thinking that it makes no sense, that we're not even together, stuff like that." His tone grew teasing. "But you're thinking something else, too."
Now, I could hardly breathe. "What?"
He moved closer. "You're thinking….that you love me, too."
I swallowed.Yes. I did.Or least, it surefeltlike I did. But the whole idea was beyond crazy. Another nervous laugh escaped my lips. "Oh, am I?"
His gaze met mine. "Hell yeah."
Now, I almost wanted to giggle. "Well, aren'tyouconfident?"
"I know what I know."
Yes. He did.
