Chapter 74.

Let's Go To Vegas

“Ryan,” I put my hand up and held his cheeks lightly. Heaven knew that to achieve this I was almost standing on the tip of my toes, “I want you to know that you don't have to say these things because of what your sister said. We are still learning about...” I was saying when he shook his own head and held my cheeks, I was certain that if someone passed by, this would be a funny sight.

“No, I am not saying this because of what my sister said. I am saying this because I want to say and I am certain that is how I feel.” He said in a confident, assuring tone which did the opposite of assuring me, rather, it caused me a great deal of worry.

I removed my hands from his cheek and instead stretched out my right hand to place on his forehead to confirm he was not acting funny because he was sick or something.

"Are you sick or something?” I inquired since his forehead was not burning up. Maybe it was a sickness that doesn't increase one's temperature but messes with how the pe