And maybe that person was just too hard to chase. Or maybe Talia treasured what they had so much that she was afraid he didn’t feel the same way, afraid to be the one to tear through that last thin layer and make it real.

The second the thought surfaced, I shut it down.

Talia was that exceptional. A man capable of rejecting her hadn’t even been born yet.

“I’ve always had someone I liked. That person is you. Wasn’t that obvious?” Talia ...