Page 78 of Shy Girls Can't Date Celebrities
“This morning.” He pauses. “You said...”
I sigh. “Oh. That.”
“Well, I... You know, well...” He huffs, looking up at the ceiling. “If my life was what I remembered, I wouldn’t hesitate. But... it’s not. And, you said...”
“That I love...”
“No,” he blurts, looking back at me. “No, that, that, I might have... That there might be, be, someone else?”
My shoulders lock and my insides turn to sludge.
“I mean, I haven’t heard from this person, so we ca-can’t b-be in love.” He gulps. “But it just hits home that there’s so many fr-freaking un, un, unknowns in my life. Even my parents. Th-they... I don’t know if I’m okay being around them.”
“Wyatt, you’re stressing out. You don’t need to think about this stuff.”
“But...But, it’s stopping me from telling you...”
“I told you, you didn’t need to say it.”
“But I feel it.”
Instantly, the ick inside me dissolves into butterflies.
“Joze, it’s only you. You’re the only person I wanted to see when I was crowded by people. Of course, I do. But when I don’t know who I am, I just feel...”
I nod as he grapples with his words.
“There’s just a big X over me.” He sighs roughly. “When things become more clear, I won’t be so guarded.”
I grin as my heart bounces in bliss. “Oh my gosh, Wyatt. You practically said it. That’s totally enough for me.” I giggle in overwhelm. “More than enough for me.”
He smiles, tracing my chin. “You deserve more, though.”
“You said youfeelit.”
He nods.
I grin. “That’s mind-blowing.”
He puffs a laugh. “Why?”
“Because you’re a superstar and I’m just a normy.”
He grins, clutching my wrist. “We used to spend so much time together.” He tugs my hand up to his chest. I press my digits against him, feeling the thumping of his heart. “I’m not different.”
“You’re exactly how I remember.” I then giggle before I add, “Just bigger and with a better hair cut.”
He winks. “You’re still the better looking one.”
“I think you have a giant fanbase who would disagree.”
“They don’t exist right now.”
I nod. “Right. It’s just you and me.”
He lifts my hand to kiss it. “Right.”
“You gonna get some sleep?”
