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Adrian steps up beside me, so I turn to him I look around There are only a few people in the yard I know she’d freak out if too many people saw "Good lookin’ out, man" He’d been outside with some chick and called for me "Where is she?"

He nods his head "Over there I think she went behind that shed"

"Dae control and then meet me at the car"

I run over to the shed Each step I take I wonder what the hell I’ame with her and now it’s over Still, I creep around the back of the sround, I don’t turn away

"Hey…it’s nize my voice in the dark "Colt" I don’t want her to trip out Soirl I don’t knoho she is, but she’s not who I thought

"Go away"

I smirk No matter what happens to her she still doesn’t have a probleonna happen"

I bend down I’ to do or not, but I touch her shoulder My hand starts to tre crazy "Coet you out of here"

Another shiver wracks her whole body It vibrates throughto pick you up, okay? Don’t kick et She doesn’t tell ure I’m safe

I scoop her up Her shaky arms wrap around me She buries her face in my neck "Maybe you should kiss me That way if anyone sees us they’ll think you want et you alone faster"

With that, I feel wetness on my throat It’s not from her mouth A little whi in a different way now She’s crying and soood Let’s get you out of here"

I sneak her out the back gate so we don’t run into anyone else Adrian is already in his car, on the street I o of her I don’t have ti it I can’t do shit for anyone else in my life, butforward I kiss the top of her head I feel her shaking as she cries, but no sounds coht and I both respect her for protecting herself and want to set her free at the saood"

"Home?" Adrian says from the driver’s seat

"Yeah"

He doesn’t ask what’s up and I don’t offer,clue Just let him drive while she cries and I kiss her head like it’s a real fucking thing to do

By the tiet to my house, her body’s still I’m pretty sure she fell asleep

Adrian opens the car door, then lets us in the house When I get to my room, I lay her down in my bed, take off her shoes and pull up the white sheets and comforter she seeht, she’s out When I pull away and turn to walk out, she whispers, "Don’t go"

Those words dart around insidein here with you" She’s obviously got shit going on and I have nothing to give Hell, I don’t even want to give to anyone

"Please…I…" she doesn’t open her eyes, but nuzzles into n she cried That was huge for her So was asking me to stay

"Fuck" I closein bed with her I pull her back to irls like this before I’m not a saint and there have been plenty of woirl hasn’t been naked The first ti sex with someone

"Go back to sleep," I whisper My voice is almost as shaky as her limbs were

"Tomorrow…don’t reht…keepslammed in the chest "You’re safe withlie I’ve ever told

She hasn’tup and down, her breasts pressing against her shirt Trying to go slow so I don’t wake her up, I pull et out of bed

And stand there

Cheyenne doesn’t ure I’m safe and sneak out of the roo care ofat the table, his feet up and a pipe in his hand

"Want so It’s aback to my room, I fall into the other mismatched chair at our kitchen table I don’t knohy I don’t really want to talk and I know Adrian will open his bigback to Cheyenne too

"That was pretty fuckin’ intense" Adrian crosses his ar to think of how to answer She just found out herher alive, but there’s ory and all the other stuff I just don’t knohat it is "Not sure" I shrug

"Are you doing her?"

"Fuck off" Like that’s any of his business