"That's why… that's why I've never allowed any woman come near me or had anything to do with the ones that were bold enough to come close and would always use you as my shield," he finished flatly.
Something exploded in Lauren's brain and her eyebrows instantly shot up. "You… you mean you've been… celibate all these years?"
"Hard as it may sound, yes! Every other woman repulsed me. I've practically killed any form of emotion for any other woman… Except for you, of course."
"And I was doing a good job at living a carefree life, or so I thought, again, untill today … to see her here, as your friend, so close after all these years… it threw me off, Lauren."
"When I saw her with you today, it was both nostalgic and exciting. I've never felt that sudden leap in my being the way I did when I confirmed she was the one."
