C19 Andrew’s POV( No escape)

The words froze in the air. I watched her, waiting for a reaction, but she only stared at the floor, stunned. She hadn’t expected it—neither had I. My confession hit like a punch, and I couldn’t take it back. Every part of me screamed for her, but I’d crossed a line.

She looked up, her hurt slicing through me. “You would’ve married me?”

“Yeah, I would’ve,” I said, my voice steady