A faint smile tugs at his lips. “Why do you think I went through all this trouble to prove I’m loyal to you, even when you’re technically just my fake ass girlfriend?” He nudges my nose with his playfully, but his eyes stay serious.
I shrug weakly. “Because… I don’t know, maybe you want me to keep tutoring you.”
He raises a brow. “Are you serious right now?”
I bite my lip, heat crawling up my neck. I can’t say it even though I’ve thought it, replayed it, and imagined it for weeks. The words just won’t come out.
“It’s because…”
“I’m in love with you, Katy Evans.”
He finishes it for me.
The room stills completely.
For a long moment, everything just… falls away. No noise, no thoughts, nothing.
It’s just me and him, suspended in space, staring at each other like the whole world just f
