Liam's abrupt stop startled me, but when he reached for my hand and turned to look me in the eye, his expression had softened.
"Emily," he said, his voice was low and intimate. "I love you. I've loved you from the very first day I saw you. And I know we've had our ups and downs, but I can't shake this feeling that there's something between us, something that won't go away, no matter how hard I try."
His gaze burned into me, and I could feel my heart pounding in my chest.
As he confessed his love for me, I was speechless. All I could do was gaze into his eyes, my heart racing as I struggled to process what he'd just revealed.
