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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv7eK3iV5E
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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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5Y0OEEKis
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“You’re leaving?” he asked, frowning.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LHfnOOJoB
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“It’s morning,” I said. “Plus it’s my house and my mom should be getting up soon.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9q6l226kN
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“Kendall.” Christian’s voice was calm. “What’s wrong with your mom?”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc87dN6cTr
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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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINe3F3KnM7
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“Nothing’s wrong with her,” I said. “Why would you think that?”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wQSmvmSKu
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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.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXO9T8Y6vtE
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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.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTjnp3Qsbz
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He nodded. “I would.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YYMm7wjxd
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What he was going to say was, I would if I had one426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKGwUbvjLE
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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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG2wDvFS8v
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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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRQwOJiT1P
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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.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUyOPcQWlU
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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.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUXrBzUuNW
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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.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx3RCXj3aG
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“I don’t care,” he said, shaking his head. “I want to help.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqAySO0QY5
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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.426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszQMcTYylR
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“It will be okay,” he said. “I promise.”426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH1ZC1ViJW
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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. 426Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3eweRw0zq
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