[ Surprise isn't a bad thing. Heck, Tallie's the one harboring a crush, but she'd be caught off-guard too if Calem kissed her so suddenly. So while she's not in the clear quite yet - she hasn't actually said her feelings aloud, and therefore he hasn't fully responded - she allows the hope his response brings to warm her heart.
Her hands clench, an attempt to keep them from shaking. The hope hardly assuages the anxiety, but- ]
... More than that.
[ Calem knows more than anyone else how hard these three little words are for Tallie to say. But that's all the more reason to say them. She deserves this opportunity to express just how much Calem means to her... and, in turn, he deserves to hear her at her most sincere and vulnerable. To know how serious she is, here in this moment. ]
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Her hands clench, an attempt to keep them from shaking. The hope hardly assuages the anxiety, but- ]
... More than that.
[ Calem knows more than anyone else how hard these three little words are for Tallie to say. But that's all the more reason to say them. She deserves this opportunity to express just how much Calem means to her... and, in turn, he deserves to hear her at her most sincere and vulnerable. To know how serious she is, here in this moment. ]
I love you.