He watched the children play from the window. Two girls, one girl with black was older but the younger one had blond hair. He didn't know he'd end up here…with the person he had least expected to fall for, he didn't know he'd have children. He was the boy who pulled pranks, who could spill a secret without a second thought, he manipulated people and destroyed friendships… he was the boy who avoided love.
"I love you."
It took him three seconds to say it, three hours to explain it, and a lifetime to prove it.
Though the children would always belong to Mick, and he had to wait 14 years for her to realize, he finally got Mara to say it back.
"I love you too, Jerome."