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“Can you ever accept it?” I asked tentatively. “If me and Wes were to stay together?”
“What choice do I have?”
I flinched at the less than reassuring comment, and she sighed, rubbing her eyes. “I’m sorry. It’s so late, and I’m still reeling. I need some time to wrap my mind around it.”
“That’s fair,” Wes said. “Can you keep it to yourself though?”
“For now, but you can’t expect me to keep this from Dad forever. You’re going to have to tell him eventually. Either that, or you’re going to have to end it.”
“I know,” he said. “We just need a little time to figure things out.”
She nodded once. “Okay.”
“I’m sorry we didn’t tell you something was going on,” he added. “We’ve been trying to figure this out.”
“Looked like you’d figured it out a little too well, if you ask me,” she grumbled, but her lips quirked in a smile that made some of the tension in the room dissipate.
Andi said her goodbyes and left for Colt’s soon after, leaving me and Wes standing in the room, our secrets laid bare.
“She’s not the only one who knows,” Wes said, sounding guilty.
“What do you mean?”
“I told Bobbi that I loved you.”
My eyes widened. “You saidwhat?”
“I’m sorry I blabbed the truth. She was baiting me, and she obviously suspected, but I shouldn’t have—”
“No, not that part.” I grabbed his face, looking him in the eye. “What did you tell her?”
“I said I was waiting for you, not her. That I…that I loved you.” He licked his lips, looking more nervous than I’d ever seen him. “I love you, Beck,” he said softly. “I don’t want to get that divorce. I never have, and I never will. That’s the truth.”
* * *
WES
I heldmy breath as I waited for Beck to respond to my love confession. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. Right after we’d been exposed to our sister. Right after admitting that I’d told our secret to Bobbi, who less than an hour ago, had made him ridiculously jealous. I’d be lucky if he didn’t want to kick my ass.
If he started another wrestling match, I’d let him pin me and do whatever he wanted.
“You love me?” he said, sounding incredulous.
“Yeah. Of course I do.”
“Not like a friend or a brother?”
“I’m in love with you, Beck. I can’t think about anyone else. I know you were jealous tonight, but I have zero interest in being with anyone other than you. I’m sorry if the flirting bothered you, but Bobbi suspected the truth and that’s why she cornered me in the bathroom.”
Beck kissed me, catching me by surprise. We’d kissed so many times before, but there was a tenderness to this kiss that stood out. It was slow and sweet, lacking all the sexual tension and urgency that usually flared between us.
It was different too, because Beck was kissing me instead of the other way around. I liked taking the initiative. I liked commanding his body. But there was something so reassuring about him kissing me. He was so responsive when we were together that there was no doubt he wanted me, needed me even. But this? It made me feellovedtoo.
When Beck pulled back, his eyes were filled with wonder. “I’m in love with you too, Wes. I was never really jealous of Bobbi. I was jealous of what you could have with Bobbi.”
“What do you mean?”
“You could flirt openly. Hold her hand. Hell, you could go on a date with her in the first place! It didn’t matter if anyone saw that you were interested. You could be in a relationship without hiding anything.”
