He chuckles at first. “How strong everything felt tonight,” he answers, right away. “How quickly it all happened.”
My eyes open and a guilt washes through me. “Like a spell?” I ask.
“A spell cast by somebody with powerful intentions,” he answers.
My face gets hot. “That…might have been me.”
“Might have been?” he questions, this time it’s him who’s teasing.
“It was me,” I admit. “I’ve been…I’ve been into you for a long time. And after today, I just had to know if you had feelings for me. I didn’t—” I explain. “I didn’t try to choose for you. I just wanted to know if we were…compatible.” Nervousness prickles my skin. I’m glad I told him the truth but I don’t know how he’ll react. He doesn’t leave me waiting long.
“There’s no other woman in the world I’d want to fuck along with three ghosts.” Relief washes through me and then I’m met with more surprise. “And I felt that way before today.”
“You did?” The shock is clear in my tone.
“Yeah. I did,” he admits.
“I…think I’m in love with you,” I confess.
“You think?” he questions, peering down at me.
“Maybe I know but I’m scared.”
He drops his head to mine as he smiles and runs the tip his nose slightly over mine. “After tonight I don’t think you should be afraid of anything.”
A nervous huff of a laugh escapes me before he says, “I know I love you.”
I can’t help but to kiss him. To capture his lips as he brings me closer to his body under the covers.
“I love you,” I whisper, my eyes closed and his lips so close.
“I know you do and I love you too,” he says and the last thing I feel before drifting to sleep is his smile against my lips.
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The End
