Chapter 37

“Excuse me? What isn’t going to work?”

“Don’t try that adorable confused expression. You know exactly what I’m talking about—breaking up with me.”

“I don’t want to break up with you. Why would I want to do that? I love you.” Rush suddenly looked scared. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t going to tell you that.”

Tad was so relieved he wanted to pull Rush into his arms and hug him and kiss him and…. Instead, he pulled the chain from out of his shirt and whipped it over his head. “Here. Hold this.”

Clearly confused, Rush took it, barely giving it a glance.

“Now, why weren’t you going to tell me you love me?”

“No one wants to hear that.” A tear spilled down his cheek.

“I do.”

“No one…. You do?” Color flooded back into Rush’s cheeks.

“Yep. I don’twant to break up with you, and I don’t want you to let me go. I don’t understand why you’d think I would. I thought things were going well between us.”