"I have to tell you something.."
"Okay" I said, preparing for the worst
He took a while to respond and the longer he took the more nervous I got. I couldn't help but think of the worst, after all he has broken my heart several times before.
"I"
"Love"
At this point I knew what he was going to say, or at least I hoped he would say it.
"You" he finally typed.
It seemed to me like if time stopped. I was stuck in this very moment and I became overwhelmed with so many different emotions. Time began once again when I got another message from him.
"It probably doesn't mean anything to you but to me it does." When I read that I wanted to tell him that I love him and that I always will, but something held me back. Something or someone inside me was telling me not to give in, not to let my guard down.
I began to type, "It does mean something" I didn't want to give in, but his words seemed so sincere.
"I don't expect you to say it back, only if you mean it"
It took me a while to gather myself. I knew that if I told him what I felt I would become vulnerable to getting hurt again. Part of me didn't care about getting hurt I just wanted to be with him. There was a war going on between my heart and my mind and my heart was winning.
"I love you too" I finally said.
