Chapter 130

• “So many times, I wish I’d just told you how I felt; I wish I had just come out and said, ‘I love you, Emma.’ I’m in love with you,” he says, his voice strained with emotion, and my heart swells painfully. “If I had, we could have avoided so much heartache and craziness between us.” His gaze holds so much regret that I can’t bear it.
• Jake really loves me as much as I love him.
• Every time this realization hits me, it takes my breath away, and I want to pinch myself in case it’s a dream.