Shaun looked at her, then looked back at the ground. He so much wanted to tell her the truth, that he loved her, but he didn't want to lose their friendship. "She wasn't interesting, she was so shallow," he commented softly.
Veronica’s eyes widen and she felt kind of nauseous at the thought, not sure why. “Who is it? Oh my god we’ve been friends this long and you didn’t tell me you liked anyone!”
Shaun looked at her, how could she not know. It was like a punch in the gut. He moved over to her, "who do you think it is," he asked gently, as he moved to wrap his arms around her.
Shaun pulled her close, "you've always been here for me," he said lightly. "I was you that would always bail me out, after I did something silly," he said.
Veronica sighed softly, “it’s just this is different now..”it was she couldn’t look at him the same, not that she didn’t still love him and stopped caring about him. She really did, Veronica just didn’t know how to react. “I’m sorry, I just I don’t know what to say,” she held his hand. “We’ll always be friends though.”
Shaun nodded softly, "I know, I'm sorry," he said softly. He took her hands in his, "I'll see you in the morning," he said softly. He smiled weakly, "we should probably sleep," he said.