Unwanted Devotion

I'm frozen in place for several seconds, only snapping out of my shock when I hear the buzzing of the door.

I rush after him, jumping in front of him just as he's about to leave the room. "You're joking, right?" I say, my eyes glittering with tears as I stare at him.

"You're joking; tell me you are," I insist, lifting my hands to his. I grasp his hand, which is still tucked in his pocket, but he d