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I glanced down at my hand and made a loose fist at the meers wrapped around mine But that was done with now We were done; of that I was sure

Since the night we ers I was too much for him to cope with I always kneould be But then his entire life was too ht of the world on his shoulders

We were both just too messed up to ever be with each other in the e needed to be Two shooting stars that burned out too quickly, never quite reaching each other’s skies

I sat bythe dark clouds roll by, before the rain began to fall, splashing against the glass and obscuring my view The sorority house was quiet Too quiet Most people gone home for the holidays I was here onmy hooded jacket over htwish shirt, I made my way out of the house and let o

With h, I startled when I realized where I was: the sulance around me, all was quiet in the frat house, and I tried the doorknob It was open

Cautiously edging inside, I shook off the rain, lifted my head, and suddenly jumped so hardopen fire was Austin, hands flat above the fireplaceat the flames

Nerves accosted e under his black shirt and jeans, his dark hair messy And his beautiful tattoos were proudly on display He was perfection, and the pain in ut rerown to need him And he’d ripped away that need

I hadn’t known he was here, at school Froather, he was alith his momma at the trailer park Even at football practice, he would do his sprints and leave He never lookedhi out the door, whenaround the room

Austin’s head snapped back toward me and his face immediately softened when he saw h voice

Looking back at the open door, I decided to leave, but Austin said, "Please, Pix… don’t go"

Sighing, I turned back around and found Austin right before me His scent washed over er ran down my cheek He always did that I was never sure why… Iabout you… I’ I could s scent of whiskey on his breath