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Eric had to sht be, but Sofia had always loved cooking for hi He buried his face in her neck "I’m sorry I made you so upset I hate to see you cry"

Sofia pulled away froht in the eyes "No irlfriends either Okay?"

Eric kissed her "I wish you could somehow feel what I feel for you, Sof You’d never have to worry about me with anyone else"

"I do feel it It’s what I feel for you, but you made me question it today"

"I’, but I’ll say that forever I’hed "I feel drained"

Eric took a deep breath "Yeah, that raduation present was a trip to Cancun Eric seemed thrilled when she said she wanted hi It would be a blast

Sofia had been a little surprised her brothers were actually happy Eric was going, but at almost nineteen, she knew her brothers had to assume they were sexually active At this point, all they were n country

The trip was everything she’d hoped for, except for the fact that she was the only one of her girlfriends that brought her boyfriend along There were a couple of nights her friends were a littleout with thehts Still, Sofia and Eric made the most of the trip, and they had the best time ever

Eric took a break that summer and only took a few classes instead of his usual full load They were able to spend ether and as always, every

When summer ended, Sofia concentrated on school She attended UCSD, the sao anywhere further It was bad enough, school and his job kept the away froe They were bothclass Naomi was a few years older than Sofia, and already had a baby She was also a little bitter about the hand she’d been dealt Only twenty-two, she was a single , and she orking her way through college Sofia had to respect that

Sofia worked at the restaurant when she had the time Her parents had told her she could put in as ine working a regular job, going to school and raising a baby all by herself

They went to lunch as they often did Sofia sat across from Naomi She’d asked Sofia if she could interview her Nao on a paper on relationships for Psych class

Nao up her pen and note pad "So how did you meet Eric?"

Sofia smiled "I’ve known him forever"