My heart was hammering against my chest. I never expected Joel to come clean about who he was or what he wanted. When he did, I felt like this weight had been lifted off me somehow. It should be Joel feeling that way, yet I felt like I could breathe more now than ever before.
Knowing that Joel had pushed who he really was deep inside himself for my sake only made me crave him even more. I knew from when we first met that he was holding back, but never did I imagine that he was holding back this much.
After his confession, all I wanted was to know what it was like to walk around in his world. I was walking around in unfamiliar territory, dangerous territory, but it made it that much more exciting. I’ve never been as excited as I am right now to explore
