The Truth

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Hardin POV

I am in love with Tessa Young. I cannot believe that I Hardin Allen Scott am so hopelessly in love with a girl. I have always been the player type. Never wanting to attach to some one after seeing what happened to my parents marriage. My father was a drunk spending his nights a bars getting shit faced. My mother was left to take care of me. But as I got older I was the one working to make ends meet. That's why I vowed to never fall in love. From what I have witnessed it just ends in shambles.

But that has changed since I have met Tessa. I need to figure out how to tell her about the bet I made on the night of the house party when we played truth or dare. Because I know if I don't tell her soon Molly might and I don't want that to happen. This needs to come from me and only me.

So tonight after I pick up Tessa from class I plan to take her to my secret spot and come clean.

At the secret spot

Hardin : Tessa I have something to confess to you and I need you to not say anything until I am finished.

Tessa: Hardin you can tell me anything I love you.

Hardin: On the night of the party after we played truth or dare and Jace dared you to kiss me and you rejected me. I told the group that I could get you to fall in love with me and then I could just snap my fingers and turn off my feelings after I got you to fall for me. But that has all changed know that I am hopelessly in love you with you Tessa Young. You are my Elizabeth Bennett. You bring light into my dark broken soul. I have become a much better person since I have met you. I am so undeniably sorry that I made this bet. I wish I didn't and just asked you out like a normal person but I didn't I let stupid people influence my decisions and I will never forgive myself. But I one hundred thousand percent am in love with you. I need you to know that the night we made love after Ken's wedding that I loved you and always will. I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me.

Tessa: Honestly Hardin I am grateful that you told me the truth. I am happy that your feelings are real as mine are. But I am hurt that in the beginning I was just a bet to you. But you have shown me by your actions that you do you love and care about me. For that I am forever grateful for you. So I forgive you and I want us to start fresh. I love you.

Hardin: I agree let's start fresh. I love you Tessa Young.

Tessa: As I love you Hardin Scott