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Prologue

Kent

Tilting my beer to my lips, I peer over the bottle at the clock on the wall Ten minutes after eleven I’m late Hell, I’oes back to school toether I told her I would be there, but instead, I’uys All of theular hookup? She’s not irlfriend; we don’t label e are

Not really

This thing between us has been going on for over two years now She was horoup of friends were here at Botto a few beers, we hit it off, I took her ho the weekend in bed, and she went back to school She caas station of all places We hooked up while she was here, then she went back to school

You get the idea That’s how things have been between us for the last two years That is until this su to feel like…these feelings head-on, I’uys, and I knoithout a doubt she’s there waiting for me I was supposed to meet her at a bed and breakfast a fens over I was dressed, ready to go and dreading this being the last ti andbecause I know, I knohat she e called as soon as I alking out the door, said the guys were getting together tonight for a few beers They don’t know about her, and it gave oodbye to her

I don’t want to say goodbye

My gut twists when I think about not seeing her for months I don’t knohy this time is different, but it’shere proved her ood for her She deserves better—that’s what she tells her We’ve been sneaking around so she doesn’t have to hear that shit Then again, I haven’t told anyone about her, so again, ht She’s not a dirty little secret and shouldn’t be treated as such

“What’s up with you?” Mark asks

“Nothing Just tired” I hide the truth

“You’ve been helping your dad a lot lately,” Tyler comments