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She’s quiet for a , in and out "I love you too"

For amakes sense in the world For a hts up For ais perfect and still

Callie I have a silly grin on ot off the phone with Kayden and he toldout alone to Virginia I orried about hi another family oing well

Because he said he loves

Greyson, Seth, Luke, and I are at a basketball ga fill up the stadiu the court The air smells like peanuts, popcorn, and sweat

"Where are Greyson and Luke?" I ask when I sit down in my seat next to Seth

Seth points down at the botto near the railing, chatting about so his arreement

Seth’s brown eyes scan my face as he reaches into his popcorn bucket "What’s with the silly grin, rab a handful of popcorn "Kayden just told me he loves me"

He almost throws the popcorn bucket onto the floor as he reaches to wrap his aras we squish the popcorn bucket between our bodies "I’rin on his face as he sweeps the spilled popcorn off his lap "I know you are, which is good I really didn’t want to kick Kayden’s ass"

I laugh softly at the idea of it "I’eat Luke and Greyson to "sit the fuck down!"

"Shut the hell up," Seth chi him a dirty look over his shoulder as Luke flips hier

I hold my breath until the tension clears and then Luke and Greyson start talking again Luke’s been hanging out with the three of us for the last few days and always seems comfortable, never out of place

"Sometimes… I wonder if Luke…" I lean in to Seth and lower uys"

Seth sits there for aon popcorn as he chews noisily Then he starts laughing so loudly it nearly drowns out the crowd Then he stops and says in a low voice, "Luke’s not gay, Callie"

"Are you sure? Maybe he’s just afraid to come out, like Braiden was"

"Yeah, I’h and he shakes his head "You want to knohat I think?"

I nod and grab a handful of popcorn "Yes, please share your all-knowing thoughts"

He offers me a smile as he leans intothat e person And I think that so and acceptance andthat it isn’t"

He’s coht and I’s about people"

"You don’t need to apologize," he says, jabbing me playfully in the side with his elbow "Besides, you’re one of those people"