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My heart aches "I know you did, and I let you down For that I’m so incredibly sorry"

"I didn’t mean what I said, you weren’t just sex, it wasn’tI told you I didn’t want anything serious that soon, you agreed to that, but I also know I fucked up so bad because I shouldn’t have done it to begin with I’ such a dick"

"You’re not a dick, and honestly, I shouldn’t have done it either because I did care about you"

"Yeah, I know But that was then I’ not to hurt you, I don’t want to hurt you I fucking hate h Honestly, I really did want things to work out between us then, it was just too soon I feel like a pig for the way I’et hold of myself, but I should never lead you on"

I hold his eyes "Let’s just leave it in the past where it belongs We can’t change it, and honestly, I think we both kind of rebounded a little on each other e probably shouldn’t have That was a h the other side, we adore each other, let’s just get past this as the friends we are now, and leave the rest where it needs to be, in the past"

He nods "Yeah, sounds good to ive iveand pretend yesterday never ever, ever, ever happened?"

He laughs and stands, opening his arms to me "Get over here, punk"

I step up to hiht

Daht

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ONE MONTH LATER

"I’ up and down in the chair of Roo caht it just didn’t feel right Now things are back to nor on properly froet out here and spend some tioing to cry that it’s scary and you don’t like sleeping in tents or anything, are you?" Ro in a tent and hter, you know, just in case We all kno good you are at lighting fires"

I feign horror "Don’t pay out on ht take ether, but you will get a fire!"

He laughs "Or, I could just use the lighter and save us all the embarrassoes over the dirt road leading up to his place

"You’re staring at me," he says and I blink

"What?"

"Youalways stare at le "I do not"

"Yes, you do Always"

I gape "What? Are you serious?"

"Yep" He grins "Every ti, like a weirdo"