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"I know," Sofia sniffled, "but he really has changed, Sal"

Sal shook his head adamantly "Don’t you see, Sofie? He just pulled one over all of us" He stood up suddenly "You have any idea what Alex and Angel will have to say about Brandon taking you into his bedroom?"

The way Sal put it, it sounded so different than how it had happened "It wasn’t like that"

Sal gave her that look Sofia hated so ain’ look She frowned "If I had said no, he wouldn’t have done it, but I didn’t"

Sal’s expression went even more severe "Is that what he told you?"

"He told me before he kissed uilt again

"That’s bullshit, Sof He shouldn’t have had you there in the first place Should’ve never put you in that predicaht of sos Brandon had said to her, and knew even Sal would fly off the handle if she told hi to Alex and Angel, she drove by Eric’s house His car wasn’t in the driveway and she wondered if he’d gone back to Los Angeles

Tired of crying, and tired of thinking about it anymore, she went to the restaurant to put in some hours and try to keep her mind off him

With his ehts were to head to Brandon’s house after leaving Sofia’s Then he re Saturdaywould’veshit out of Brandon < ofdon/p>

There was no hiding his feelings when he walked in the door, and his dad wasted no ti him what the matter was Eric si hi to back down

He could hardly even speak when his dad came in the room to try to console him He kept the pillow over his face so his dad wouldn’t see what a puy he was It was sickening Finally enraged that he could turn into such a crying ether long enough to convince his dad he was going to be okay, and that he could in fact drive without doing anything stupid

After working out at the gyether and stopped blubbering He kept telling himself it was just a kiss, but it still hurt like hell Sofia hadcoffee with Asia She had to know a kiss was so much worse, so why? That’s what bothered hih for her anys for Brandon?

His throat began to tighten again, annoying hi was it had only been hours since he last saw her, and already he er he could fight the urge to answer her calls