Page 6 of Possessed By You
“Even now?”
“Especially now.”
“Why?”
“Because only you can evoke those kinds of emotions from me. I’d never been in love…and she knew that.”
Despite the countless times he’s told me of his love, I’m somehow still caught off guard. For most of our relationship, my love for him was at the forefront of every action between us, every conversation. And after he admitted it, we began to slowly accept the verbalization of it. He makes it look easy now.
“We can get back there, Ben. I know we can. We aren’t beyond repair.”
“We will get back there. I intend to do everything in my damn power to get us there.”
He snakes his arm around my hip, bringing me closer. We both sigh, and I watch his eyes close before I allow mine to do the same.
“Is that what this is all about? This trip?”
“That’s exactly what this is about.”
I hide my smile. “Where are we going?”
“Bali.”
