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Damn, he couldn’t believe he’d just said that The only person he’d ever really talk to about it before was Braden

Mason didn’t stop walking so neither did Gavin "No shit?" he asked "So your faht for a second "That’s a tough question They love me I know they do They would never disown ry kind of non-support" It was the kind that ht of his parents’ tears and their bone-deep belief that the son they loved would go to Hell

"Whichin the air, and Gavin soht The kind of--hell, what felt like betrayal--that careater

CHAPTER SEVEN

Mason decided to let the heavy conversation go as they continued the clio hand-in-hand with one of the first tio with hi at the sa about Gavin’s faain

About four o’clock, Mason climbed around aaround to Gavin "We made it"

Gavin sturabbed, allowing Mason to steady him as he pulled hi in the sight in front of them

"Damn, it’s incredible up here"

Mason looked out at the reen and blue as far as he could see Gavin was right The vieas incredible

"Makes you feel sed him "We jumped out of an airplane today and this makes you feel s is a rush, though You don’t get to take the time to just be in the moment, to think about shit Up here, you can think; makes you realize there really is a whole world out there, and that does ot where Gavin caood kind of s out of planes, hiking and conte?"

Gavin laughed the way Mason hoped he would Theit on his face