Part 9

Later that afternoon, I called Perth and told him everything. The next thing I knew, a delivery arrived, a bouquet of roses for my mom, from him.

"Should we go live on TikTok?" I suggested when we were on the phone later.

"Yes. We haven't  been in a while, fans will be happy," Perth agreed.

We went live for a little over half an hour. We talked about our upcoming series Love You Teacher, about my work with Jasp.er, my fractured hand, and about Domiia. Fans asked questions, and Perth always flirty, kept making me blush. He said he loved working with me, that livestreams were better when we were together so he could hug me, and even said he loved me more than once. And I answered back,I loved him too. With no shame, no fear. Our fandom was the best; they supported us, through and through.

We teased about traveling together, about me teaching him to dance, about him driving me around since I couldn't. We even laughed about the time I didn't let him take me home, pretending it was about distance when really, it was because I was going back to his place. The little lies we told to protect what was ours.

When the live ended, he texted me: You looked so cute blushing nonstop.