When we finally make it to the park I'm extremely nervous, so I keep wringing my hands. After a few minutes Dae sighs and grabs my hands. "There is so much..." He starts. "I heard you." I interrupt. "Heard me? When?" He asks. "I heard you when I was....asleep. When you were talking to Gage." His face heats up, "you heard that? All of it?" "All of it." I confirm. "Did you mean it? Or were just saying it because you thought I was going to die." Oh man, I really hope he meant it. He's taking his time answering, and just staring at me. The longer he takes to answer me the more nervous I get. Five minutes pass and he still hasn't answered. Dejected, I feel utterly stupid, so I get up to leave. "It's okay. You don't have to answer. I get it." I say. Hanging my head down I walk away from