/Humberto sits quiet, watching Kayla with a sparkle in his eye as she speaks, one arm stretched behind her, thumb stroking the softness of her arm
/his other hand holds hers, no space between them, two people who had danced around a flame now embracing it in full
/lifting her hand with his ring on it to his lips, Humberto presses a long kiss against the ring he placed on her finger months ago to remind this woman how much he loves her
/when he's ready, he lowers her hand, clearing his throat, eyes shifting their gaze to Bryan and AJ
"I want to start off by saying what I did was wrong."
/shifting on the cushions uncomfortably, the hard part of owning the truth was how it felt when you said it out loud, knowing you hurt people along the way
"I actively pursued Kayla when she was in a relationship. I didn't hold back or take no for an answer sometimes. The flirting. The constant texting. The begging for her to come see me. I was wrong for all of it, and I hold myself accountable for what I did when I was chasing the woman I love."
/for the first time, Humberto glances over to Alexa who is looking down, arm wrapped around Jey's
"I owe you an apology, Alexa. I didn't care about your feelings. I only cared about my own. It didn't matter to me who I hurt along the way as long as I got her. I was selfish. Thinking only about myself and never about you. For that - for everything - I am sorry."
/glances finally to Kayla, smile breaking in full, taking in the woman he loves beside him
"When they ask me what made it worth it, you're my answer. You."
/squeezes her hand, dimples on full display cause he's a man in love
"I thought I wanted the life of a bachelor who chased women for fun. That was easier for me. Then, when I sat with my feelings for once instead of running from them, I realized what I wanted was you. I've been in love with you all these years. I was just too afraid to admit it to myself."
/finally looks back to AJ and Bryan, that grin never breaking
"Loving her is what made it worth it. I knew the second day on the show that I wanted to marry her. I needed her to know how serious I was about her. That my feelings weren't just some fleeting thing or a joke. They meant something. They mean everything. Now I get to marry the woman I've loved for longer than I've ever said out loud."
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