BPOV
Would I ever, ever stop making a fool out of myself in front of him? Well, the answer was yes if I just stayed away from him!
Why did I even bring Tanya's name up?
Why did I even agree to meet him in the first place?
And what did he mean he also had strong feelings for me? It didn't make any sense!
"And yes, I had ignored you that day," He continued, "Masen had told me that he was going to propose to you... So I was trying to avoid you, because I was honestly scared of showing my emotions... I didn't know how I was going to react around you..."
"Let me ask you something..." I said, "If you really have feelings for me as you claim, then why didn't you do anything when Masen said he was going to propose to me?"
Yeah, he could definitely have done something about it if he really had feelings for me as he claimed. Was he just okay with me being married to his brother?
"Bella..." He sighed, "I really had no idea what was going on between Masen and you, and he said he had talked to you about whatever he wanted to know... I thought you also wanted the same thing... So I wasn't sure if there was really anything I could do about it."
I didn't know what Masen and he had talked about, but it didn't seem like he was lying about whatever he felt at that time. He might have thought that I also wanted the same things as Masen.
"Bella..." He took my hand in his, "I really, really like you, and I've like always liked you."
What did that even mean?
"I had thought about opening up about my feelings quite a few times, but I always chickened out, always!" He said, "I'm sorry! Yes, I tried to forget about those feelings along with years, but believe me, they're stronger than ever right now. You've no idea how serious I'm about you."
"What do you mean you've always liked me?" I asked.
It didn't make any sense!
He looked into my eyes, "Yes, I've always liked you. I don't even know since when exactly it started, but as far as I could go back, I don't think it's incorrect to term it as always!"
I had never seen him looking at me like this!
His eyes were on fire!
They were so intense, so sincere, they almost... scared me!
No, this wasn't a good idea.
Weren't there enough problems already?
It would be better if I stayed away from all of them and have a fresh start somewhere else, with someone else someday.
I needed to stop him.
"Stop." I managed to say as I pulled my hand away.
