Chapter 31: I'm Scared

Had he heard Payton right? Had she really just said she loved him? He tensed up and wondered if he should say something.

Smiling up at him Payton said, "Now you're the one who looks like he's gonna bail."

He had heard her right. Smiling back, he told her, "I'm not bailing; I just didn't think I'd heard you right."

"You heard right. I realized on my flight here that no matter how hard I've tried to tell myself I don't love you or that this won't work, it was all just a lie. After hearing Gramps say they were taking Mom off life support, I realized just how short life is. Even though it doesn't fit in my plans to be in love, I am. I love you."

Josh pulled her in closer, "I love you too."