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"Dude, it’s alo," Graha, I realized Soency I can see I , and I realized he’d come in when Graham had kissed me

If somehow Graham had missed the implication of Deacon’s words, it would have been ilare that was clearly directed at hi," Graham said slowly, aardly

I forced myself to look away fro away on his phone, coer

"I’m about to head out, you headed ho up

"Deaton, Deaton, Deaton!" Keith screa rooave Keith a curious look and pointed fro down "I could’ve sworn I just put you in bed"

Keith’s shoulders sagged "But Mommy! Why I hafta sleep when h that so desperately wanted to escape, and said, "Nope, sorry Back in bed plea--" My heart stuttered, and I froze when I heardin my room at the same tiood night to Deacon and Graham, and I’ll be in your room in just a minute to tuck you back in," I finished quickly, then slipped away from the boys to head towardfor Grahaer, it would be another if thewatched Graham text someone I could feel it, that end when all of this became real, and I wasn’t ready for it I wasn’t ready to lose this person who had helped me learn so much in such a short amount of time I wasn’t ready to lose this person that I had such a strange connection with And I wasn’t ready to find out that Stranger was Graham LaRue, when I so desperately wanted him to be so heart

I blew out a relieved breath when it ended up being only ato leave earlier

Not that I blaer and Grey had to delay their trip to Seattle last weekend, they were leaving early the nextto see friends and catch the last few days of an art show that Jagger had soo to Seattle I orried that even with a place separate froer’s endless questions about Deacon, like hoas feeling, and as I thinking planning so with him in the first place

In other words, the parental-type talks had been in full force ever since Saturday night, and I needed a break

I left , and walked back down the hall toward the living room My footsteps slohen I found it e from Keith’s new rooone

"What? No way, kid! Batman can’t beat Super"

"But Supers can’t even touch him, he’s so awesome"

I peeked into the room in time to see Keith ss can’t touch Darf Vaber How many times I hafta tell you?"

"What if Supers in the world?"

Keith sucked in a huge breath, then faltered "Whoa"