He stared at her for a while.
“…I love you.” he said quietly, suddenly unsure if these words were enough. “I… what… w-why would I…”
She stepped forward into his arms, nuzzling her face against his chest and trying to calm the guilt from her heart. “She was just..cause she’s so pretty and she was..flirting with you and I looked at myself and I’m short..and a Plain Jane, and I can’t cook and she probably can and…stupid insecurities..I guess..”
“Katelynn I love you.” Jack said with more conviction. “You’re the one who I think of all the time, y-you’re the one who gets me out of my house, who inspired me to come b-back here… not Sally. And S-Sally can’t cook water. She’s horrible at it.”
Jack Maple 