“I thought I had time. But time doesn’t wait for boys who keep breaking the same girl and calling it love. So this time… I showed up. For her. For real.” Summary: Jace doesn’t text. Doesn’t stall. He finds Ivy sitting alone and does what he should’ve done from the beginning: tells her the truth. He admits the fear, the excuses, and the mess. And not because he expects her to take him back—he knows she doesn’t owe him that. He says it because she deserves to hear it from him, face-to-face, no games, no charm—just heart.