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"You’re er than you think," I told him

He pulled me closer to him then bent his head and kissed the top of mine It wasn’t what I daydreamed about, but it hat I had And I cherished it

"Thank you," he said as his arh and sink into hi for coive hiainst his chest

We stood there for a few more moments before he stepped back and let his hands fall away from me I felt cold without theive him warmth the way he did me?

"I want you to meet my mom She’d like you," he said as a small tired smile touched his lips He was e hiht

"I’d like that She sounds like an a woman"

He nodded "She is"

The noise from the pep rally started up, and we heard the

"You’d better get in there," I said, hoping he wasn’t in trouble for being late

"I’o home and check on my dad Boone told Coach about Dad this week I didn’t want hiht that he needed to kno I can leave without having to explainin trouble"

My uncle would be there when the tiure I was thankful he had that Uncle Boone was a goodbrother often And they had the same eyes and the sao live with hi near hio with me? Can you leave?" he asked ht

He nodded "Yeah Go home and meet my mom Maybe if my dad’s awake, you canhio see anyone this boy wanted me to

"I’d like that"