A gentle grin met her features as he kissed her, making a soft moan escape her lips. Though his next words made her heart beat faster. He loved her too. Part of her never wanted to leave this moment. For the first time in a long time, Jessica was truly happy. For years she had pushed herself away from anyone who could get closer to her. She kept her own friends at bay, and never let any relationship move past a few weeks. How Kai got past all her walls and found his place in her heart… she would never understand. But she knew he was there now. In all honesty; perhaps the reason Jess let it go on this long was that she never subconsciously thought it would work. They were… just so different. But somehow… it worked and now she didn’t want to let him go. Though along with the feeling of pure happiness was this fear. This internalized fear that she had always had with anything she did… with any person she allowed herself to grow closer to. It was the reason she hadn’t gotten close to anyone for years. She had a fear that her sister would do something and it would break her again; as Anna had done with Lyonrad… like her sister had done with her friendship with Andy… with Valerie. Perhaps over the years, she had convinced herself that she wasn’t worth it. It wasn’t worth getting invested because it would just end up hurting her. Killing her a little more inside. But for some reason, she had finally found someone that made her feel the opposite. She felt safe in his arms and honestly, she didn’t want to leave.