I saw his face turn blue as I stepped toward him, he stepped back. I smiled. He scrunched up his nose.

“I love you.” I whispered so only he could hear me.

He looked scared, terrified almost to see me confessing in front of him. He stepped back into a wall, his hands roaming it the way they used to roam me. I reached my hand toward his, reaching for comfort. He tugged his away. “J-just leave me a...