#Chapter 145: First Time

We ended up back in our room, half-wet from the hot tub. Matt set me gently on the bed and leaned over me. His eyes traced my face, stopping on mine. I smiled, and he did, too. A sense of overwhelming happiness and peace came over me. There was nowhere I’d rather be. No one I’d rather be with. His expression softened at whatever he saw on my face, and he kissed my forehead. “You’re everything,” he murmured. “Everything.” “I love you,” I answered. I didn’t care what I promised Jack, not anymore. I wanted to give myself to Matt, everything I had, and I knew he wanted to do the same for me. It was a tough road getting here, and sometimes I couldn’t help but believe that I didn’t deserve him, but this was everything. I didn’t want to waste a moment of it. People were dying around us. The world was a much scarier place than I first realized. I wasn’t willing to waste one more moment with him. “I want you to know it was all worth it,” I said. “You’re worth it.” Tears pooled in his eyes.