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I nod and laugh, the sound nervous. I can’t stop smiling. The crowd keeps cheering, and I wave a hand at them, bowing before I turn to the band and bow to them as well. These four guys have kept me sane over the last few days, even when I was tempted to give it all up.
I didn’t, though. I couldn’t. I had to do this. For me.
And for Scarlett.
For us.
CHAPTER38
SCARLETT
I’m...
Stunned.
“What did you think?”
I turn to look at my mother, who has a vaguely smug look on her face. As if she knew all about this and had all the faith in the world that I would be floored. Which I am. I can’t believe he said what he said.
Tate is in love with me.
And he just declared it on national television.
“He sounded so good,” I say, my voice small.
But he didn’t look... great. He seemed nervous. Worried. Tired. His face was a little pale and he was unshaven. Oh, he didn’t lookbad. He’s still incredibly handsome and charming, but I know him well enough. Spent a lot of time with him, especially lately.
He seemed stressed. Worried about his performance?
Worried about me seeing it?
“He wrote that song for you, Scarlett,” Mom murmurs. “He called me and we spoke earlier.”
“You talked to Tate?” I squeak.
She nods. “He wanted to ask me for forgiveness for duping us, and he wanted to thank me and your father for giving him the opportunity to perform at your party. It changed his life, he said.”
“Because of his career?”
“Because he met you,” she says gently. “He’s in love with you. And when he told me those exact words, I swear I thought he was going to cry. His voice was brimming with emotion. He misses you so much.”
My eyes fill with tears. I miss him too. “Why didn’t he call me?”
“He wanted to make sure you believed him. What better way to make a declaration of love than on late-night television?” Mom laughs.
“He didn’t need to make it such a public spectacle,” I murmur, loving that he did, though.
I think of the lyrics. How he’s lonely for me only.
I feel the same exact way. There’s no one else for me.
Just him.
“Do you love him?” Mom asks.
I nod, the tears starting to fall.
“You should call him.”
