** Paige’s POV **
“I wasn’t fair to you,” I whisper. “Before it happened. I was scared and confused. I ran without explaining myself, and then I thought… God, I thought… what if the last thing you remembered from me was rejection?”
His brow furrows, but his hand tightens around mine.
“Are you rejecting me, Paige? Because I remember your kiss,” he says, his voice shaky. “And that didn’t feel like rejection.”
“I saw you that morning, Cal… in the woods… with Remy,” I admit.
Callen sucks in a breath, and then winces.
“s**t. Paige. I’m so sorry. I convinced myself you’d be okay with it. That when you said to do whatever it takes, you were giving me permission, but then afterwards, when I wasn’t lost in the heat of the moment, I had some time to think about it. I realised what a d**k I was
