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Dani rolled her eyes and ht her elbow and held her firain, "Don’t push that off"

Dani looked frorab me like that"

Jonah crowded her "Youthis?"

"You mattered to her"

"Stop it"

"You mattered to her"

"Stop it, Jonah!" And Dani shoved hi?"

"I want to kno it feels to know that you mattered to someone You mattered to her You mattered to Mae You mattered to a lot of other people--you didn’t need to leave for ten years to make people care about you She already cared about you"

"Where’s this co bursts of water over The s on the house rattled froht in their own storm, and then Jonah said, "I want you to let people in I listened to you last night You talked about this crazy grandmother You talked about your two aunts You talked about all this really heavy shit, but you did it matter-of-factly And it scared the hell out of ht that you don’t let people in You’re shaken by people You care about them, but you don’t let the about you? About us?" She shoved his chest His words stung, but she wasn’t focusing on that Her anger helped She’d cling to that and when he fell back a step, she becaot in his face "Let’s talk about you Let’s talk about the fact that your dad is couts out to you last night and not one word about your own faht Of the two of us, I’ht in hers Their noses were al today I didn’t tell you because I don’t give a shit, but you knohat else? I’rowl exploded frorabbed the front of his shirt She hauled hi what to do Push hiht Shove hi her thoughts, Jonah s to his She had no idea

He added, his voice so soft, "What are you going to do if you find out another person cares about you? What are you going to do? Are you going to leave?"

"What are you talking about?"

His eyes darkened, and he clenched his jaw But he only said, "You knohat I’ into his pocket and tossed his keys to her "Here"

Dani caught theet a ride with --"

"No, we’re okay" Jonah was already turning back to the house "This is a fae"