"… The one I wanted to marry that day wasn't Noah. It was you," she confessed.
Looking up at him, all the hope in the world was in her eyes as she swallowed down a ump in her throat.
Ace couldn't speak, and his chest felt tight. There was hope. For this first time, he thought they had a chance with the woman he had longed for for so long.
"Scarlett… are you… in love with me?"
Nodding, she shyly looked away as she fidgeted with the fabric of her maxi dress. "I don't expect you to feel that same. I know I'm not like other girls you've dated. I'm just tired of hiding my feelings."
An awkward silence fell between them, and Scarlett felt like her world was crumbling around her. She confessed her love and now he was going to figure out a way to let her down easy, just exactly as she suspected. But little did she know, he was just processing how to finally say those words, too.
