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My heart starts to race at his words. He’s talking with such sincerity. Trembles overwhelm me with searing emotion.
“I want to wake up and see you lying next to me. You have the most expressive face I’ve ever seen. I can tell whether you’re having a good dream or a nightmare, and I want to be there to hold you through those bad nights.”
I bite my lip to try to prevent myself from crying. I thought all my tears were dry, but here I am, about to spill enough tears to grow fresh grass.
“Oliver, I can’t?—”
“Why not?” He doesn’t sound broken like before. He sounds determined to prove me wrong.
“Because I lied to you. All our summer memories are based on lies.”
“I don’t see it that way,” he denies without question.
I groan in frustration. “Oliver, please don’t make this hurt more than it already does.”
He lets out a bitter chuckle. “But you can hurt me?”
“We can’t.”
“You still haven’t given me a good reason.”
“Because I’m going to college, and I’ll never come back. You love Alliance. I can’t take that away from you!”
“I love the people, not the town. And guess what, Sally…” He stops for a beat just to make sure I’m looking him in the eyes. “I want you more.”
My pulse throbs throughout my body. I open my mouth but close it and turn away from him. I can’t do it anymore. I can’t see the honesty in his eyes.
I march away from him, ready to get off the roof and leave this town forever. If I hear any more, I’ll cave. We won’t work out. I believe him when he says he’d leave this town behind for me, but I still refuse to stop him from coming back here one day.
Before I can reach even five feet, Oliver cuts off my route by stepping in front of me.
“Princess, please.” Now, he really sounds like he is pleading with me.
My heart aches. So much of me wants to just open up my arms and heal any pain he’s suffering, but I’m the cause of his suffering.
“Oliver, you don’t know what you are getting into. You can’t just decide to date me. Especially when the foundation we laid out was fake.”
His jaw clenches, and I can tell he wants to correct me but knows I won’t budge, so he takes a different approach. “Okay, let’s talk and figure out how to rebuild this and make up for lost time.”
“When would we find the time? I’m gonna be away, and you’ll be working to renovate the van.”
A grin forms, covering his entire face. He looks like he just won the lottery.
“How far from your place is Grace Hill?” he asks like it’s a casual question.
“I don’t know, like four hours.”
“When do you leave?”
I tilt my head at him. “In two weeks.” We are arriving during the weekend to give myself and Ella enough time to unpack and explore before classes start.
“What if I helped you move in?” He eyes me intensely, waiting for an answer.
“What?” My eyes widen at the idea of Oliver helping me move to college. Where is this coming from?
“I’ll admit I talked to your sister, and she asked your parents if I could help you move. Of course, that’s only if you’ll have me.” Now he’s grinning down at me.
“You want to help me move into college?”
