What he was about to say was going to be huge. She could give up on the idea, if she wanted. She could walk away, say it was too much too fast. And he really wouldn't blame her. But if anything happened to either of them, he needed her to know.
"Faith...I love you," he finally admitted, his cheeks going red but his eyes still focused on hers. He hadn't said that in such a long time. And where had that one gotten him? Kicked to the curb. Over and over again. He could only hope that wasn't Faith. He could only hope that giving his heart meant getting hers in return. And if it didn't? Then so be it because this was what he had to do. "And yeah. I do want to be a couple. If that's still what you want."