If Kate had to choose one person to protect above all else, it would be you. No hesitation. You were the most precious person in the world to her. Her best friend. Her lover, even if you didn’t quite see it that way yet.

She had loved you from the very start. Every glance, every quiet moment you shared only made her feelings grow stronger. But somehow, you never picked up on it. You missed the signs every time. And worse, you never stopped talking about Toby.

It drove her crazy.

The two of you sat in her room, a peaceful silence broken only by your voice going on and on about him again.

She stared at you, expression blank, until she couldn’t take it anymore.

“Are you done yet…?”