Chapter 26: TODD

I found my girl in her room coming out of the shower and almost broke my neck running back out again. "Todd?"

"Get dressed Caitie, I'll wait out here." The last thing I need is for him to come up here and see us like this with her wrapped in nothing more than a towel.

It's a testament to the strength of my respect for her and him that I didn't even try to peek. When I think about it, we have a strange dynamic at work here.

After spending the last few months around Jace and the others, witnessing all that heat and passion among people that are younger than myself, it amazes me that I can still hold it together.

Some people may think that I'm a chump; that I'm not man enough; they may even question whether or not I really do love this girl as much as I'm willing to drag my feet. I have no doubts about my feelings for her, and after the way my heart reacted to seeing her this afternoon I'm even more sure that I'd die before I lose her.

But deep down insid