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303 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 21, 2020
“I realized I want everything we’ve ever had, and everything we currently have, and everything we could have … I don’t actually give a shit.” I laugh as I take a breath. “I just want you to be mine.”
Roo’s smile is small and uncertain, but I promise myself to make it bigger and more sure with every chance I get. “I always have been.”
Him talking about a future where he’s married with offspring is roughly on the scale of me driving a knife into my chest, carving out my heart, then dropping it into the middle of the table. Dramatic? Why yes, thank you, I am.
All that matters is that I have him. Forever. And I’m the luckiest asshole in the world that he feels the same way.
“A friend like you is a gift. You’re loyal and fearless, and you’d support me with any little thing I wanted to do. Not everyone is lucky enough to find their Roo. So yeah, I had to get through a little teasing, but who the fuck cares? Because I always knew that as soon as I walked out of that locker room, I’d be heading straight for you and …” He pauses for a moment. “I dunno. When we’re together, I forget about all the stuff I’m supposed to worry about.”