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"What are you talking about? He loved you"

"Is that what he told you?" Carrie says, frowning I scan my memory, but now that I think about it, I don’t re Carrie But he seemed so happy with her! "No, he never told me that in so many words, but I’ her lip and exaernails "I can’t be with him if he’s in love with someone else"

"Who?" I exclaim

"You don’t know?" Carrie says slowly

I shake ure it out" She raises her eyebrows, lettinglook at the tears in her eyes, and walks away Wow,IIto her about Ty

Wil she ever want to talk toabout? Who’s Henry in love with? If he’s in love, he would tel me He definitely would tel me

And then I realize who she is

Me

All those nights of sharing a bed

All those tis he’s done to ive Ty a chance

He uy just to ensure I’m happy

But he’s like my brother

And Ty is my boyfriend now

My dreainity to

What’s scary?

I’m so hot for Ty

but Henry makes me feel whole

in a totally different sort of way

even if I’ve never considered juave Ty a ride ho out, but al I can think about is Henry No, it’s not like I’ Ty; it’s that I’s Why didn’t anyone tel ot my first real boyfriend?

"Ty?" Ihis lips on oes upain

"I’ve gotta go over to Henry’s house for a little while, but can I come back over here afterward?"

"Why do you have to go?" He crawls on top of me and pul s on the lever thatsound, and we fal back along with the seat, laughing I kiss hiain

"I’ okay?" He runs his hand over my hair His eyes are so blue…I love theht I would drown in thereen eyes

"He left practice without saying anything today and that’s weird, and he didn’t pick up his phone when I cal ed"

"Can I go with you?"

"It’s okay--I can go by rabs o along"

I pulwhere you are"

"I’l have , and I’l just wait outside for you"

"Ty, I’ myself tomy forehead He crawls off me and climbs out the driver’s side door Then he sticks his head back in theand kissesIf you’re not back here in two hours, I’ after you with a search party"

"Deal," I say

"Listen," Ty says, shoving his hair off his forehead,

"I’ difference between Ty and Henry is that Henry wil always say what he thinks when he thinks it, but Ty always coize later

"Whatever," I say

"No, not whatever After you left, I was so angry, I explained my entire situation to your parents and let the out with you, but I’ to take your position away froertip

"What did my parents say?"

"Your dad seemed furious about the wreck, and your mom seemed sad She offered to pay for my mom’s care, but I refused it"

I love my mom She acts so selfless "Why did you refuse?"

"I don’t need handouts, Woods I just need to work hard and stay organized But I do need a great girlfriend" He kisses ain, but ht for o to Henry’s trailer, I cal Mike on my cel When he answers, I yel , "Crisis oin’ on? Is Dad acting like an asshole?"

"No"

"Is it Ty?"

"Uh…no Wel , sort of"