“I love you…”

The words spilled from Leon’s lips as easy as breathing, uttered against your lips in between soft kisses. He’d felt them for awhile, even whispered them against your temple as you slept in his arms. He didn’t say them to just anyone. He can’t even remember the last time he’d even felt them. Leon’s love for you could easily consume him if he let it. He pulled back to look into your eyes, expecting to hear those same words echoed back to him, but they didn’t leave your lips.