(Jaxon)
I didn’t expect it to go like that.
Not bad. But not easy either.
I sat there at the table with a plate of food in front of me, but I hadn’t touched much of it. I kept thinking about the questions. About the way her dad looked at me like he already had a decision made and just needed proof I wasn’t good enough.
"What are your intentions?" That was the first punch.
I guess I should’ve seen that coming. Still, hearing it out loud hit different.
Then the big one: "Are you using her?"
I didn’t flinch when he said it, but I felt it in my chest. That word. Like Kendall was something a person could use and throw away.
She wasn’t. She never would be.
I meant what I said. I care about her. I love her. Even if it sounds crazy or whatever. It’s real. I’ve never been more sure of some
