Chapter 60: "The Heart's Confession"

It was evening, and the sun was setting in the overcast sky, and an orange hue was spreading over the city. Tayl “Afraid?” Alex said, frowning. “Afraid of what?” Alex looked at Alex’s eyes soften, and he reached up to wipe the tear that fell from her cheek. “And I want all of you, Taylor,” he said softly. “The happy, the sad, the confusing, the messy—I want all of it because that’s what love is. It’s not beautiful and clean, but it is real, and that is why it is worth fighting for.” Taylor felt the love for him in her breast, and she understood that this was the time when she had to go deep and let go of the things that prevented her from being fully in love with him. “I’m ready, Alex,” she whispered, and her words were charged with feelings. “I am willing to do anything for you; I am willing to give you all the love that I have and all that I am willing to give you. You have been so patient with me and so kind to me, and I do not want to be that way with you anymore. I want to give