Page 119 of A Game Of Love

Ringing my hands together, I see him raise it up, and then he does something I never thought I’d see him do. He starts singing.

Slowly, he starts walking towards me, and just like that, I feel the world drift away, leaving only the two of us.

When he sings the part where it says thatlooking in my eyes, he sees his whole life, a part of me starts to panic. Our parents are watching. Does he know that?

Then I’m hit with another surprise. Bishop steps in behind him, singing the background part.

He gives me a wicked grin, along with a wink, and I’m dumbstruck.

Is this really happening? Are they really singing right now? To me?

My eyes snap back over to Toby, who is now in front of me.

My heart is pounding so damn fast I feel like I might pass out. But I don’t want to. I don’t want to miss a single moment of whatever this is.

He raises his hand up, cupping my cheek, and sings about me taking his heart and asking me not to break it, to love him to his bones.

But what really gets me is the part where the song says something about wasted time and that I was right there all along.

Tears spring to my eyes, and I have to bite my lower lip to keep myself from crying.

Because I know what this is. This is Toby accepting us. Telling not only our parents, but all the people who mean something to us that he loves me. That I mean something to him. Not as his best friend, not as his sibling, but as his everything.

He takes my hand and spins me, making me laugh as he continues to sing. I take every word of the lyrics and feel like this song was written for us, for me.

Pulling me close, he wraps his arm around my waist and sings about promising to hold him close and not let him go.

Tears flow down my cheeks as he presses his forehead to mine, holding me close, dancing as he sings the main chorus.

The amount of love and joy I feel right now can’t be described.

We sway to the music as Bishop dances around us, being his silly self, but as they get to the last line of the song, he steps close, singing alongside Toby. He asks me to take his heart and not to break it. To love him to his bones, just like Toby did.

At this very moment, I know I’ve found my forever. I know that I’ll never have to go a day with a heart that’s broken, searching for someone to put it back together.

I’ll be loved, I’ll be wanted, and I’ll have my forever.

The song stops, and I laugh a happy laugh, still stunned that this really did just happen.

Toby just told our parents that he loves me.

The room breaks into applause, breaking our little bubble.

My eyes dart over to the table our parents are sitting at. They’re watching us with different emotions.

Mom is smiling, tears in her eyes.Yeah, she knew.

Theo has a soft smile on his face, eyes on his son.God, I wonder if Toby can see the pride in his eyes.I’m about to burst into tears all over again.

Brody has a smirk, Jax is grinning.

But Chase? He’s getting an earful from Rain. She whispers something in his ear and he glares at her before slumping in his chair, pouting. But when he sees me, he gives me a smile, letting me know he’s not mad or upset.

Knowing my dad, he’s probably bitching about losing his baby girl to another guy.

“Are you okay?” Toby asks, voice low.

I bring my attention back to him and smile wide. “I’m better than okay. I can’t believe you just did that.” I laugh excitedly.

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