|Theodore|
“I fell for you, Theodore.”
The words echoed in my mind as I shut the door behind me, leaning against it, feeling the weight of her confession settle over me. After I’d walked Carmella back to her bedroom, those words kept playing on a loop, haunting me. She’d said it so quietly, yet with such conviction.
She… loves me.
I couldn’t quite process it. Carmella…fvcking loves me.
“I fell for you, Theodore. I couldn’t stop myself, even when I knew it wasn’t right.”
It should have sounded absurd—a forbidden admission that neither of us had any business even thinking about. But I couldn’t deny the faint thrill that crept through my chest every time I replayed her voice saying those words. She’d confessed her heart, and all I’d managed was silence, standing there like a fool, unab
