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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPadWaoW9Ku
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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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pnF4bd75s
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“You’re leaving?” he asked, frowning.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vnq6jvqTp
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“It’s morning,” I said. “Plus it’s my house and my mom should be getting up soon.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2DODwMGNC
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“Kendall.” Christian’s voice was calm. “What’s wrong with your mom?”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTHLKzlr7u
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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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfSFAqvpKZ
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“Nothing’s wrong with her,” I said. “Why would you think that?”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrl1ZPYmJR
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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.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8RKf9otNt
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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.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8m5MOycLa
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He nodded. “I would.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLwjtcy4tC
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What he was going to say was, I would if I had one470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzE1bdWtDgz
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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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1pfbQyt1c
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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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWQaicLJCX
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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.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbucsjHgynj
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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.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTib5ItrUuA
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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.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsBHE2LEYL
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“I don’t care,” he said, shaking his head. “I want to help.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡily81IYiyO
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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.470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrvgM1uWIZ
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“It will be okay,” he said. “I promise.”470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNANmkb9BKM
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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. 470Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3llVhvoQ7p
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