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“Both” He shifted on his feet “I shouldn’t have done either one”

She nodded “Because I’m Steven’s little sister”

“Yes” He shrugged “I’ to lie and say I don’t want you I do But I just got out of hell, and I’ht To getwith you noouldn’t be right So I can’t”

She got that Steven was still a er than Holt He hadn’t been injured as badly as hih to be with her, even temporarily, then she wouldn’t push him

Sing hard, she nodded once “Okay Apology accepted”

He took his hands out and rubbed his jaw “I like you, Lydia I knoe ht…”

“Yeah, there was last night” She tightened her fingers on the steht as well beat hiet that ever happened, and be friends? Platonic friends”

He nodded “Yes, exactly Well, not forget, necessarily But not do it again”

“Yeah Sure” Her heart twisted “It was just a one-night stand No reason to dwell on it Right?”

So flashed across his face for an instant, but then it was gone “Right We can’t do it again, but that doesn’t ret you, or e did Or that I don’t want to see you again I’ve never really been friends with girls, but I want to be yours”

“I see” She gave hiht, then”

“Good” He stared at her so his throat “The wounds on ht before I came home”

She blinked at hiht they’d firsther noas a way of showing her he was serious That he wanted them to share That he actually wanted to be friends “I’m so sorry for that”

He nodded “We’re good?”

“We’re good,” she said softly