Chapter 62: Chapter 62: MANCINI

She looked scared as fuck, almost as afraid as I thought I would be saying those words to a woman for the first time. I knew that if and when I ever said those words that they would be forever, that the woman I said them to would be the one I spend the rest of my days with. The thought wasn't as sobering or terrifying as I'd always thought, instead it gave me strength.

She was taking too long to answer, almost as though the words had left her stumped. "Say-the-fucking- words." I slammed into her with each word until her eyes came back into focus. "You know I do."

"Not good enough; say it." If I could say that shit, lay my heart bare, then she'd better...

"I love you too."