“I love you," I say. I said that once, before I went to Erudite headquarters, but he was asleep then. I don't know why I didn't say it when he could hear it. Maybe I was afraid to trust him with something so personal as my devotion. Or afraid that I did not know what it was to love someone. But now I think the scary thing was not saying it before it was too late. Not saying it before it was almost too late for me.”
![“Why can't you say it?" I hardened my voice. "Because I'm telling you, you never have. I'd have remembered." He stared at me with disbelief. [...] " Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.” quote by Josh Lanyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/81f/josh-lanyon-1827_adrien-and-jake_why-can-t-you-say-it-i-hardened-my-voice_2765258.jpg)
