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"Are you asking me to be your boyfriend?" Gavin questioned

"We’re not twelve I’ you if you want to be mine"

His body started to respond to Gavin’s hand Blood flooded is dick

"Yeah…yeah, I think I do Now, you owe o when you went home?"

Damn it He’d hoped they could avoid that and Gavin would just take his ass "We’re awfully fucking chatty Are we supposed to spend this ?"

"Do people come with rule books about what they are and aren’t supposed to do? We’re living, right? That’s what it is Go with the flow This was your idea, boss"

Yeah, he guessed it was "It’s nothing, really I just…even when I wasn’t living the life I wanted, I always felt like I kneho I was Now? I’m not so sure That’s a hard pill to s at thirty years old And should it even fucking e is? I know my personal history, and that’s all that shouldeverything I don’t fail, Gav I never have And not being able to get over this--that feels like a failure toa hard ti else, he thought

"You’ve been dealt a blow It makes sense"

That didn’t mean he had to like it It didn’t uessing everything Earlier, you said you’re angry I am, too I’m pissed they lied and pissed it matters I’m pissed that I’m not theirs"

"You are in the ways that count"

Mason shook his head "Just words All those are just words What et that I know you do"

There was a pause, and Mason knew Gavin realized he was right They were both dealing with shit that ste personal, thatthather? Your birth ht help" Gavin rolled over and lay on top of him Mason wrapped his arms around him That’s what he wanted Muscle on o I know that And she has a husband and she’s clean Why do I need to see her?"

"Because you’re not dealing well?"