"It has nothing to do with where I'm from. It's more what I am. I've never... I'm not..."

He licked his lips. Words weren't this hard with anyone else. Why the hell could he not find the right thing to say to Alexa?

"I'm wincing because I'm ruining this. I've never even tried to be in a relationship before. I default to sex because it's what I know. I never found anyone who could keep me from wandering away to someone else until you." He took a deep breath and hard time making his next words above a whisper. "And you love me."