She was my best friend.

My dream girl.

The only person who ever made me believe I could be more than the fuckups I came from.

And I ruined it.

Five years ago, we crossed a line we couldn’t uncross. One kiss. One night. One truth she didn’t tell me until it was too late. I broke her heart—and mine in the process.

She walked away.

And I let her.

Now she’s standing in front of me again, and it’s like no time has passed—except it has. We’re older. More guarded. And somehow, I still want her just as much as I did the night I first realized she wasn’t just Casey’s little sister—she was everything.

But I don’t know how to fix what I broke.

I don’t know how to convince her that I’ve changed… that we can be more.

She looks at me like she wants to trust me.

And I look at her like she’s still mine.

But we both know one wrong move will destroy whatever’s left between us.

And this time?

If I lose her again... I won’t recover.