Always Only You by Chloe Liese (z-lib.org).epub

“Just. Forget I said that.” Shaking her head, she blinks at me in disbelief.
“I’m having a really hard time processing this.”
“It’s the truth.”
“Wow.”
I try to meet her eyes, but they dance away, to my mouth, my body, before
they meet my gaze again. “You can ask me why.”
“Why?” she yells, throwing up her hands in disbelief. “I mean, holy hell,
Ren.”
“I never wanted it with the women I met.” I shrug. “I mean my body
obviously did. Plenty of times, but I just…I’d get to making out with some girl
at a party, at her dorm, and yes, I learned my way around a woman’s body, but I
still felt awkward. It didn’t feel right.”
“Until the mystery lady.”
I glance up at her and feel my heart slam against my ribs. “Until her.”
“How is she different?” Frankie asks.
My eyes search hers. “I’m not exactly sure. At least, I’m not sure what it was
at first. Now that I know her better, I think we just connect well. Similar humor,
maybe some similar soft spots. A lot of physical chemistry, at least on my side
of things. And…she’s the first person who I ever felt right around. Like I’m not
a walking contradiction who’ll never belong anywhere, but someone who
actually makes a bit of sense. Like I don’t have to choose between these
different parts of myself.”
“She sounds like the best kind of person, then,” Frankie says quietly.
I smile up at her and tell her the absolute truth. “She is.”