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When Gavin had been a kid, he wasn’t uncouh school, as much as he’d been honored Braden asked him to the dance, he’d been uncomfortable the whole time

He tried not to show it Hated that it was true At the ti with Braden would show hiraduated andahen Braden would try to touch hi that made Gavin proud, but it was true

There hadn’t been a bone in his body that made him want to pull away fro older now, and probably because of everything he’d lost along the way Why the hell should he deny himself the chance at a normal relationship on top of it? But part of him wondered if he just didn’t like Mason’s hands on hiure out," Gavin finally responded to what Mason had said When the ht it up, he hadn’t taken it seriously Especially since it hadn’t been h He would love to bring live ht kind ofto play, too?" Wes asked

"I didn’t know you played," Cooper added

"Yep He can pick any instru Jess piano lessons"

Froirl and how their fa, which was fine by Gavin He wasn’t sure how he felt about playing at the bar--in front of Mason and everyone they knew He hadn’t done anything like that for years

"You didn’t answer," Mason whispered in his ear Daed the subject"

"And you’re looking for excuses Seize the day, reure out what you want in life, you need to grab the bull by the fucking horns and do so" He popped Gavin with a towel and then walked away

Gavin stood there, watching hi exactly what Gavin needed to hear

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

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