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I held on to his shirt for a second when he was forced backward, then let go and watched hi, asshole" I flexed rin "Yeah, that felt pretty daed, and bit back his own s glare, and said, "Whatever it is you said to her, I’ht for herself As for you and et it You think any of us wanted Grey with Ben? Or with you?" I scoffed "You wouldn’t have been okay with Charlie and Ben, and you won’t be okay with Charlie and anyone Do I have a history? Yeah Knox does too, but Harlow doesn’t remind him about it every dah itatedly "Do you knohat Keith said to me over there? He asked if it was okay if he was just Keith today Look, I get you’ve all known this guy anted to party and sleep his way through the surrounding cities But I don’t want to be that guy I’et away fro let er’s glare didn’t lessen, but Grey was bea at me by the time I turned around and went to find Charlie

When I turned the corner in the first hall, I saw her sitting at the very end with her back against the wall, legs out in front of her and crossed at the ankles, with Keith in her arms

And I stopped

I don’t knohy, and I didn’t knohat the feeling was that suddenly hitthere like that, but I felt pinned to where I was standing I just knew that I needed to see that every day for the rest of ht confused and terrified me

Keith’s head snapped up, and he squirot away from her

As soon as he took off toward ain, and met him a little over halfway down the hall

I dropped to a crouch, and stared into those eyes that looked sothat we need to talk about Can we have a grown-up talk?"

He puffed out his chest and nodded quickly

"You know the grassy place?"

Keith’s chest immediately deflated "My Ben is there," he said softly

"Yeah, he is" I didn’t have to think long about ure out a way to have this conversation with him for nearly a week "I know you think that if your rassy place"

He nodded slowly, his eyes darted around like he orried about what I ht say next But when I was about to continue, he leaned forward to whisper, "Don’t go Supapowers can’t bring you back frorassy place, Deaton Please"

Fuck My throat and ht, and it took ain "No, they can’t" I sed past the tightness in my throat, and hoped like hell he wouldn’tWhen I go to the grassy place, it will be because I’ that is out of my control But I swear to you, it won’t be because I kissed your mom"

His wide eyes searched rassy place ’cause he kissedto do with your rassy place before they grow old, like Ben did" I waited a few seconds before saying, "I need to make sure you really understand"