" Will you for_me?
I stared at the two hands, trying to figure out the missing word until a loud sigh came through the door.
"Either the answer is no or my drawing sucks."
"Hold on." I quickly dressed and opened the door. Simon was leaning against the wall.
"So?" he said.
"I'm having trouble with one part." I pointed to the hands.
"Give," he said.
"Ah." I read the note. "Will you for...forgive me? I looked up at him. "I think that's supposed to be my question."
"No, you did the right thing. You realized it wasn't what you wanted, and you said no. I'm the jerk who stomped off and left you alone in the forest. I'm sorry. Really sorry." He paused. "So...are we okay?"
Relief made my knees wobble. "We're okay. But I am sor—"
He held up a hand to cut me off. "I can't get mad at you for confirming something I already suspected. I gave it a shot. I didn't work out. I'm not going to say I'm fine with that, but..." He shrugged. "I like you, Chloe. And it's not a girlfriend-or-nothing kind of like, so I'm hoping we can skip the we-tried-dating-and-it-blew stage and jump straight back to where we were, if you want that."
"I want that." "

― Kelley Armstrong , The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3)