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By the time I finally woke up Friday, I only had a few hours to spare before Trig and I had to get ready for practice He must have come to a lot earlier than I did, because he stuck a Post-It onme he took off to the main hall for food and would just catch me at practice

The entire last 24 hours felt like a da headache, and the fact that the stupid ring was sitting on ht have been able to convince allon of water we kept cold in ouratvoice ain I’d listen to it, but not now "Maybe after practice," I thought Instead, I slid open the text fro like that on o on WTF? Second, I’ on Becky to finish aCall me when you’re done lovin’ on the toilet ; - )

I missed Sean He was, in soabout hirow up, I told ht it was a dah school And an even biggerhate me for it, too

It was alave hi up and just shoot him a text when I heard him answer, breathless

"Yo, what’s uphard

"Hey, sorry I was a little late getting started today Did I…interrupt soether, and I’d caught hi to talk tohihts out on the balcony Not all of us get personal trainers and shit to keep up our workouts," he gave it right back to me

We bantered back and forth for a fewimportant, and then finally settled into the serious stuff I brought Sean up to speed, and then sat there silent while he thought about things and got over the shock of it all I kneould hit Sean pretty hard, too--one, because he was truly a brother to me; and two, because he loved Nolan almost as much as I did

"Okay, so let me just ask you this…what is it you really want?" he started

I thought about it for a few seconds, not really sure how to answer that question

"What do you o back to that hour before I drove to her campus, and didn’t know she kissed that assle? Yes Or better yet, do I want to go back even ically and stop it all? Yes But that’s stupid…and I feel like," I sed, knohat I was about to say rung a little with truth "I feel like maybe it would have just happened at so it off, the inevitable, knohat Ithrough the phone

"I’ht, aren’t I?" I said quietly

"Reed, I don’t know But I think maybe this kiss is just the tip of your probleht "But…and I mean this…I don’t think you’re ready to quit on what you two have You love her Like, really love her You always have, and you know it You need to talk"

I took in a deep breath and lay flat onthat I’d been looking at since yesterday "Yeah, I know You’re right You always are, dick head," I joked, trying to lighten the situation, andto ASU after practice Sos just weren’t meant to be said over-the-phone

Chapter 8

Nolan

So on maybe two hours of sleep over the last 48 hours, and it was starting towhich I already had a tough ti with ample amounts of sleep and low stress

When Reed shut the door onfor an hour And when I nored Sarah and Sienna for the entire day, just texting the them off I wasn’t ready for their dose of advice And worse, I wasn’t ready for Sarah to be pissed off at me I knew she would be