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Now you say you want me in every way
And I’m telling you all my hopes and fears
Praying you’ll be mine for all the years
I lifted a hand to his face. Our story continued to pour from his lips. The pain of the past. The joy of the present. The hope for the future.
There was no one else. Just two boys from the council estate, vowing to be there for the other.
No matter what.
The final note broke from him on a quiver before he lowered the microphone.
I blinked away tears, giving him a small smirk. “For me.”
He grinned back, his own eyes glassy. “They are all for you, Si. And you fucking know it.”
I didn’t know who moved first. One second, we were grinning at each other. The next, our mouths were crashing together. There was the distant sound of the microphone hitting the floor. I jumped up, Kai catching me with ease as my legs wound around him.
This time, it was my earpiece that was knocked out. I winced as the roaring sound hit me, pulling back from the kiss. I waved sheepishly at our screaming fans. “Guess the news is out.”
“It actually broke a few hours ago,” Kai confessed. “Someone snapped a photo of us kissing outside that escape room yesterday.”
“Well, you couldn’t expect me to wait until we were somewhere more private. You were a badass with how fast you solved that puzzle with the marbles.”
Kai pecked my lips again, his arms holding me steady. “You okay with all this?”
I glanced out at the crowd, then at Arlo and Luca, who were both beaming at us from across the stage. “Yeah, feels pretty perfect considering how this all started.”
“It started a long time before we were on stage.”
“It did.” I leaned my forehead against his. “But it was up here that I woke up and finallysawyou. I promise I’m never going to lose sight of you again.”
With the entire world watching, Kai claimed my lips once more.
I didn’t care who was watching.
Kai was mine. He always had been.
And now, he always would be.
Epilogue
Kai
Six months later
“Where’dyouhearaboutthis escape room?”
“It’s brand new.” Silas practically bristled with excitement as he led us through the industrial estate towards a unit in the back. “Just opened.”
“Mm-hmm,” I said dubiously, eyeing our surroundings. The presence of both Rhys and Dylan steadied my worries. After our onstage declaration, we hadn’t been able to leave the house without multiple security guards. Half a year on, the presence had dwindled. But still, we weren’t taking any chances.
Better safe than sorry.
Dylan drew level with me. My once-cheerful guard now wore a mask of stress at all times. “How’s Sadie?”
He startled at my question, his lips thinning into something almost resembling a smile. “She’s…okay. Every day is much the same as the one before, really.”
