Unregretful Past

“For a very long time now. Even before we officially met during your job interview,” he replied before grinning at me.

Although I couldn’t deny the fact that I’ve seen the signs and some evidence along the way, I was still flat out stunned by the truth. With all honesty, I didn’t know what to say. All the emotions that welled up inside of me made my chest feel tight yet warm at the same time and I was at a loss for words. It just didn’t feel like any words that I could say would accurately tell him how I was feeling. I was surprised for sure, but at the same time, I didn’t fail to realize just how thankful I was that things turned out this way between us.