Chapter 199:
Robert's POV
When that "I love you" dropped from her lips, the blood frozen in my veins. I never expected her to carry that kind of feelin' for me after everything I put her through. I've heard that word from countless women, and I've always treated it like cheap, dirty currency.
But when it came off Julie's tongue, it hit different. It felt like a bullet through the heart, leaving me speechless. I didn't know what to tell her; I don't even understand the mess of my own feelings, and here she was, making it more complicated with that damn shocking honesty.
When I told her we were showering together, her eyes went wide. "Together?" she asked, stunned.
"Yeah," I rasped.
I took her small hand in my huge palm and we headed to the bathroom.
