I woke the next morning on the living room couch, my head nestled into the crook of Christian’s neck. He smelled of sweat and boy, and as I exhaled, I shook my head. I couldn’t do this now, think about him this way. It wasn’t right.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G238Z6jDy
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Slowly, he shifted and drew his arms around my body, pulling me closer so that my nose touched the pulse of his neck. I tried to untangle his arms when he cracked one, groggy, hazel eye open. He smiled lazily and blinked.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KqXdsspyX
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“You’re leaving?” he asked, frowning.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlRU3O0cF1
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“It’s morning,” I said. “Plus it’s my house and my mom should be getting up soon.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVAGBv8R5Y
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“Kendall.” Christian’s voice was calm. “What’s wrong with your mom?”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfgOeOzuWZ
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I glanced behind my shoulder at him; he was sitting up and looking at me with his hair hanging in his eyes. I shook my head and wrapped my fingers in my hair, determined not to pull it out under the circumstances.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbXe5svyDJ
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“Nothing’s wrong with her,” I said. “Why would you think that?”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEkTBtaC89
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He stared at me, his lip twitching slightly. “Please. I’m not stupid. You could have called if you needed a place to stay.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nQNm1yLIV
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“This is my home,” I replied, my fingers itching to touch him. “I have to stay here, to help my mom. You’d do the same for yours.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b1wF2s7Jn
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He nodded. “I would.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4uzyCgtGB
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What he was going to say was, I would if I had one434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKM3rLwyoi
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Christian’s mom died in a car accident a few years ago, leaving him and his father to fend for themselves. All of this had been revealed the first night I met Christian, at a party over the summer. I had been sitting by myself and he had taken it upon himself to come over and talk to me.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsG88839R2z
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We had been inseparable since that night, when he asked for my number, and we’d constantly texted after that. I never told him about my dad, or my mom and her drinking problem, and it was supposed to stay that way, at least for awhile.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlY6Z8Etzb
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“I have to go to a new doctor,” I said into the silence. I wondered if he even cared about that, or if he thought I was crazy for even going. “My mom said she made an appointment today.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1CsixxET9
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“I didn’t know you were seeing a therapist,” he said softly. The couch shifted as he moved off of it and crouched in front of me, reaching to take my hands. “I’ll go with you, if you want. I know it’s scary when you’re doing something new.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAjpqj5rki
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I smiled slightly and leaned my head against his shoulder. “Thank you,” I whispered. I lifted my head to look into his face, my voice tightening from what I was about to say. “There are things about me that you don’t know, that no one knows, and if you come with me, you’re going to hear all of it.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo6Bfn7EQ7
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“I don’t care,” he said, shaking his head. “I want to help.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzibn7p53K
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I sighed, wondering how he would see me after this day, if he would even want to see me again. I tried not to think about that as we walked out onto the porch, his hand on the small of my back.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWKsxL4x6i
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“It will be okay,” he said. “I promise.”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJrhkMDwft
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When I turned to tell him I knew it would, that I’d be okay because I had a good friend with me, he bent his head and kissed me. 434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhKxeW3fQq
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