Chapter 42

• He pulled back a bit and lifted her chin, looking into her eyes. "I love you," he said, staring at her, not blinking and waiting for her reaction. He knew that she understood exactly what he was saying. He loved her, and not just as a sister anymore.
• She smiled and kissed him briefly, then pulled back and looked up at him. "I love you too, Mike, with all of my heart, forever."
• "There's something else that I've wanted to tell you," he said.