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I sweep some of her hair to the side, which sently on the lips When I pull away, she seeles for words "You don’t have to be with me because you feel sorry for ht up in the aze down at her, astounded "I’m with you because I want to be with you"

She ss hard "Even after what I told you?"

I brushher cheekbone "Callie, I feel the exact sa’s different"

She fights back tears as she blinks her eyes "Are you sure? Because sometimes… sometimes I’ I get that hen I res"

I nod, scared as hell I want to be with her,at the moment I just hope I can handle it, for her sake

Callie

I didn’t et away fro inhe’d freak out and letit aloud to hiain I just hope it stays that way

He doesn’t letup with me He releases me briefly to climb over me and pick up h the straps and athers upit out, then slips it over my head I elevate my arms as he pulls it down over me to cover me up

"What do you want to do for the rest of the day?" he asks and glances at the"Or, should I say night?"

I pull the shirt over the last of my stomach and flip o back to ht up on my homework I have a lot of papers to write still"

"You know school is basically going to end in a few days?"

"I know, but Iyou"

He grabs a red shirt fro his hair into place "Do you want me to walk you back?"

"If you want to," I say, feeling guilty for h for the night

A small smile touches at his lips "I’ll walk you back"

We head outside together and I feel strange, especially when he places his hand over li there

"Are you going horass and duck beneath the trees, where rain showers down on us

I shrug "I wasn’t planning on it, butto fly to Florida for the holidays, but I got a text fro home and that I should come hoests as we cross the street, through the puddles, and hop over the curb "We’re heading back in a few days or so"

There are uy that ruinedat my house "I’ll think about it and let you know"

"You know it could be fun," he says with a quirky s out with Luke and I and we could show you the nonexistent fun times of our life"

I offer him a half smile, because his words remind me of my life back home and how much I hate it "Maybe"

He licks his lips, looking like he h I want hi reasons I reach for the handle of the door to ers out of his and hurry down the hall, leaving him stunned I try not to look at the bathroom as I pass by it, but it’s all I can think about, and I end up backtracking

Once I’ain

Kayden

I can’t stop thinking about what happened to Callie I think she thought telling me would scaremore than to be with her and protect her, like no one ever did forelse bad happens to her

It’s getting close to the holidays and I’o back there, but where else ao? I don’t have anyone, but my mogedthat Tyler would be home and I haven’t seen him in years I wonder what he’s like now, after years of drinking

Callie and I have spent the last few days together, watchingNot because I want it to be, but because I have no idea how to try and take it farther

I’ back to my dorm fro around through the trees, reading a book Her hair is down to her shoulders and she has a long-sleeved grey shirt on and black jeans

"Reading anything good?" I ask, stopping in front of her

Her head whips up and she snaps the book shut, which actually is her journal "Hey, what are you doing?"