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“How long have you loved me?�� Mike asked, his voice low.
I turned my face to his.
“Since you were worried about the squirrel being dead,��
I replied. “Since I saw your heart.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“I’ll be back,�� I whispered to him.
“I’m not leaving.�� He said.
“Is that a promise?�� I bit at my lower lip with a smile.
“I’d promise you the moon and then find a way to deliver, Ian.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“I’ve loved you since I first saw the light of the sun, felt its warmth,�� I replied. “Because I knew that it was telling me that you were coming.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“The real question is when didn’t I know I loved you?��
“When didn’t you know?�� He asked.
“When I didn’t know you existed,�� I said. “Once I knew you existed, well, there wasn’t a time I didn’t love you.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“I don’t want you to give yourself to me, Ian.��
Mike was in front of me now. “I want you to share yourself with me.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“Winning doesn’t matter if you’re broken afterwards,�� I replied.
“You’re not broken.�� He said. “At least, not for long.��
“Are you trying to finish putting me back together?�� I pulled my face back to glare at him. “Is that what this is about tonight?��
Mike grabbed my head and pulled me into him, kissing me tenderly on the lips. I let him.
“It’s about letting you know that someone would have cared.�� He whispered as he pulled back from my mouth. “If you had just let him.��
I stared at him.
“I want to care about you for as long as you’ll let me.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light