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Austin’s fingers threaded through mine, and he said, "What, Pix?"

"I want you to be the one to finally break the trigger All of this started with the rejection of a boy I liked… I want it to end with the acceptance of the boy I love"

His nostrils flared and he nodded in agreeuided his hands tomy eyes, laid them flat toirons, and I couldn’t breathe… I can’t breathe! It is happening again! I… I… I--

"Shh, Pix It’s okay," Austin soothed, and he beganhis hands up and down my back in a slow, rhythmic motion I focused on thehad calmy back

"Austin…" Ihis torso, our stomachs now flesh to flesh, Austin crushed his lips toon top of him

Heat built between our bodies the faster we moved, and with every caress of Austin’s hand onthe coripped his dark,back on a hiss, Austin broke froonna coripped tighter to Austin’s hair and pressed … God… I’hts exploded, and I felt Austin still, his fingernails digging into my back, and he moaned loudly into my neck

Still joined, our bodies now slick with sweat, we clung together as we ca er

Austin’s hot breath blew against h

"Ti a lashes ith e his cheek, I replied, "Ti a sht

"Puoi parlare Italiano, Pix?" Can you speak Italian? Austin said in between kissing , I said in return

Huffing a laugh and working his lips over the flesh of h his, and said, "Come with me to San Francisco Co an to shakefrom this illness, and you don’t need the distraction ofof yourself"

"I need you," he said sternly "I need you so badly And I could be there for you… to help you"