Sophie:

What?

What?

What had just happened?

I pinch myself to make sure it isn't a dream.

Nope.

It isn't.

How --

No. It had happened. Right here. In the Healing Center.

Keefe had just... just...

And because of my photographic memory, the replay of what just happened replayed over and over and over again in perfect form.

How did I not know?

Is this why Ro had been teasing me about being aware?

Did she know about Keefe's...... 

But... why?

Why would Keefe want to like.... like..... 

And he also already knew I liked Fitz.

Fitz.

I like Fitz.

I...

"I like Fitz," I whisper to myself in the dark Healing Center.

I look over at him too. Still snoozing away.

Keefe likes me.

But...

I like Fitz...

And Fitz...

Well who knows.

Biana probably.

So... I.... 

Was it just my doubt that was holding me back? 

I take a deep breath in reminding myself to breathe.

All this time I was battling the flutters from a pair of teal eyes... I failed to see something else in front of me. 

But not that it matters.

I've liked Fitz since the day I've met him. 

But for all I know... to him, I'm... I'm just a friend.

His cognate.

And being his cognate I'm supposed to share every secret with him to enhance the relationship between us. 

So why was I holding back? 

Why not just say it and get it over with?

But now that Keefe had told me this....

Oh it just made me feel so much worse.