"You can't just walk out of here pretending everything is fine, Jess. I know it's not."
Angell kept her head forward and continued on down the hall though, making her way for the front door. She moved quicker when she heard him moving behind her, but he grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"Talk to me."
She stopped and turned around, tears fighting to the surface, begging to be set free, but she refused to blink. "I'm scared, okay," she said softly.
Adam's face fell. "Scared? Of what?"
She knew she was going to lose it if she kept talking and she didn't want to be that girl, not in front of him. "Of falling in love with you."
He shook his head, confused. "Jessie," he took her hand, "why does that scare you?"
She blinked, letting a tear fall from her eye and down her cheek. "Because what if I fall for you, and then you realize that you don't really love me like you think you do? Or you realize that being with a cop is too hard, because it really is. Or I just get too complicated for you." She dropped her head with a sigh.
"Jessie, baby, I love you. I mean it when I say I love you. So don't ever doubt that for a second. Nothing you say or do will change that." He placed his fingers under her chin to tilt her head up when she still didn't look at him. "I love you with all my heart. And I hope one day, you'll love me even half as much as I love you."
She blinked again, letting more tears fall. Stepping forward, she wrapped her arms around his body and ducked her head against his chest, breathing him in and letting the gentle beat of his heart soothe her as he held her. "I love you too. More than I can ever tell you."