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"What are you doing here, Reed? Shouldn’t you be somewhere with Dylan?" her words had bite to them, but she also seemed distant and detached I hated Jason for this chain reaction he’d started, but even

"Nolan, Dylan wasn’t there fordown next to her She flinched a little at my nearness, and it broke my heart She ary of me "I told you never, Nolan, and Ito creep into her fortress a little, her eyes pooling a little She was staring me in the eyes, wordless I slowly inched closer to her until our legs were touching, and then I placedinto it a little The tear that had been threatening to fall finally slid down the side of her face When she finally looked up at me, she seemed like there was so much she wanted to say, but herfor where to begin I didn’t need to hear any words, and she didn’t need to say sorry

"Don’t, just shhhhhh," I said pulling her close to htly while I rocked her back and forth a little "It’s okay, baby It’s okay It was just a reallyIt’s okay We’re okay"

I held her like that for the next hour, waiting for her to fall asleep, but she never did When a sed at her lips, I felt like ere back on even ground I lay back with her and clung her towisps of hair that were sweeping over her shoulders

Unable to helpin my head "So, Gavin’s…nice?" I said, so obviously not a fan

"Stop, Reed He’s just a friend, from class He lives upstairs," she explained him easily, but I still didn’t like how fauy’s a little too comfortable with you," I pursed my lips and shook my head a bit

"You’re cute when you’re jealous, you know that?" she poked at lad you think so…" I trailed off, just staring into her eyes "So, as he here?"

She blew the loose hairs in her eyes up with a fast breath and then sent riot a little overzealous with ry, inher face with her hand a little, hiding her embarrass for her to be e to worry about I just threaded h hers and pulled her hand to our sides then leaned forward to pressa teot dehydrated," I decided, standing up and walking into her bathroom to fill a cup ater "You’re still really clammy; you should drink more liquid, okay?" I handed her the cup, and she sat up to drink it, givingsince we first started dating in high school

"And Gavin?" I said, bitingto see answers

She put the cup on her night table and nestled back into her blanket and pillow "He saw et back home," she rubbed at her forehead a bit, and I could see a s

"Noles, did you have someone look at this?" I asked

"Yeah, we made a stop at the Health Center I’m fine Just need to take it easy today, that’s all," she shrugged her shoulders like she felt bad for ruining our plans somehow Truth was, there was no place I’d rather be

"Sounds like a plan," I said, scooting her back over and getting under the blanket with her, tickling her feet with ?"

Her face lit up for the first time since I’d entered her roo for the remote to turn the television back on She sank down intoan inch, trying not to think about the douche bag who lived upstairs

Chapter 6

Nolan

It was like half of my heart healed the instant Reed showed up I knehen I saw him that he never slept with Dylan I felt rather foolish even thinking it But led; it took eton to so rief and confusion and the secret that was burning a hole in me