Chapter 20

“I know you didn’t plan this.” I gestured to his swollen belly, then between both of us, trying to encompass all that had transpired. “I didn’t either. I’ve been sure of my feelings for a long time. Do you remember what I said to you the night I asked you to move in? I told you I wanted more between us. But I wasn’t sure of your feelings. I thought you’d want space. I thought you’d have to take time to develop feelings, if you even did, and I didn’t want to push. I was determined not to pressure you. So I was giving you what I thoughtyou needed. And prepared myself for the possibility that my feelings might never be returned.

“But I should have talked to you, explained where I was coming from. What I felt. That I didn’t is on me. I was too scared of pushing you away that I did nothing. I apologize, Sol.”

“You want me? To be my fuast?” The tiny thread of hope and happiness in his voice made my heart soar.

“I do. I would be honored. If that’s what you want.”