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I wanted what my mother had I wanted to live on the ranch, wake up and work in the garden every day, and seeI wanted the life ure out why my father didn’t want me to have that life

Will moved his lips to my neck, and his hot breath onaround his

Grace had said I was just horny and that Will and I needed to at leastAs she’d said, we needed to cop feels here and there Will was such a gentle I didn’t want to do

I could hear Grace’s voice in hteen Stop piss-assing around about it, Alex I swear y’all have liked each other since…what? Since you were ten years old?

I was eighteen now, and Will was seventeen He would turn eighteen in August

I had to sh because Grace was all talk She liked Michael Clark, but she had been too afraid to even talk to hi about, Lex?"

Since ere kids, Will was the only one who calledjust between the two of us, soether--and we could do it in front of everyone

"Us"

He pulled away and looked atred, and I was al fro, Lex? Why, honey?"

I looked down and away, but he brought his finger up to my chin and forced me to look at him

"Alex? What about us?"

"I’ I want to tell our parents that we’ve been dating I want to tell my dad I’ve decided on A&M, and I want…I want…"

His smile was from ear to ear "You hat, sweetheart?"

Oh God…his voice alone sends e

"I wantmyself to say it