CHAPTER 43

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"He saw her before he saw anything else in the room"

I woke up feeling lighter than air, a wide smile already curving on my lips as the memories of yesterday danced through my mind

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I woke up feeling lighter than air, a wide smile already curving on my lips as the memories of yesterday danced through my mind.I hadn't felt so happy in a long time.

The first thing that hit me was the memory of Rose's words from yesterday, the way she looked at me, the raw emotion in her voice as she confessed her love.

It felt surreal, like something out of a dream, yet here I was, wide awake, and that same happiness was coursing through me, making my heart beat faster.

As I lay there, staring at the ceiling, I couldn't stop the smile that crept onto my face. Everything felt different now, like the world had shifted ever so slightly, but in a way that made everything just... better.

I couldn't remember the last time I felt this alive, this confident about something.

That's when I noticed Cameron. He was sitting on the edge of my bed, his expression somewhere between amusement and confusion, his head tilted slightly as if trying to figure out what was going on in my mind.

"Man, are you seriously smiling at the ceiling?" he asked, his tone playful . "Did you hit your head or something, or has love really made you lose your damn mind?"

I chuckled, pushing myself up to a sitting position and running a hand through my hair. I knew I must've looked ridiculous, grinning like a fool, but I couldn't bring myself to care.

"You wouldn't get it," I said, shaking my head slightly, the smile still lingering. "It's different this time."

Cameron raised an eyebrow, clearly intrigued. He leaned forward, his smirk widening into something a bit more mischievous.

"Oh, I see how it is," he said, his voice laced with mock seriousness. "Yesterday you were just a regular guy, and today you're acting like you've just unlocked the secret to eternal happiness. The things love makes people do."

I couldn't help but laugh, his words only amplifying the ridiculousness of it all. But beneath the humor, there was something else, a truth that I hadn't fully realized until that moment.

Cameron was right; I was different, and it wasn't just the usual excitement of a new relationship. It was something deeper.

Without thinking, I reached out and gave Cameron a light shove on the shoulder, still laughing. "Shut up, crackhead," I said, though there was no heat in my words, just an overwhelming sense of joy that I couldn't keep bottled up.

Cameron, leaned in closer, his tone becoming more conspiratorial.

"Seriously though," he said, his eyes narrowing as if he were trying to read my thoughts. "You didn't act like this with your other girlfriends. What's so special about her? Did she put a spell on you or something?"

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