Brooklyn blinked her eyes at him, feeling his hands slowly wipe the tears off her face. And then they lingered, brushing through her lips.

He'd confessed… He felt the same way and she knew this was… something. It gave her hope. Lit up something in her that had been left dark for too long.

Her lips quivered. “Xander.”

His gaze intensified, and his hands reached for her hands to hold gently. “I don't care if this changes what you have in your heart for me,” his eyes were a glimmer ...