My Wish *the entire story changed lol if you read this before it's different*

Chapter 5 *edited*

The fight continued on passive aggressively for the next thirty minutes, until Neil finally said:
"Why do you care so much anyways. It's not like you don't have other people, you've got Roxie, you've got a stable family," the family part hit her hard. He has never been one to really acknowledge his broken family. It was just one of the many topics that they had a silent agreement to not talk about.
"Because you're...different."
"You still haven't answered the question."
"If I answer it, do you promise to at least try going off of the pain pills?" She swallowed her anxiety.
"Depends on the answer," He said in response, adjusting his glasses slightly.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"If it gives me reason to, then I will."
She paused. Was she really about to tell him the bottled up feelings she'd kept for years? Not even Traci knew her feelings towards Neil, so did she really feel safe sharing them with him? Then again, there was the fact that it could save his life. She bit down on her lip, finally making a decision.
"Because I like you Neil- romantically."
"Oh," he paused for a moment.
"W-what?"
"That was not what I was expecting," he looked away, thinking about what to say next. Of course he liked her too, how could he not. She's beautiful, smart, and she's always been there for him. She never would ask questions, she'd just help. She knew the most about him other than his grandfather. So how was he supposed to tell her in the same week that we was most likely dying and in love with her?
"Well?" she tilted her head slightly.
"I like you too," they both stood there awkwardly, unsure of the next steps they were going to take, but they at least knew they'd be taking them together.