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Tristan’s eyes closed, and he o, they wereand talking And now Tristan was counting, and Teo ready to bolt Hadn’t they gotten over the hard parts yet? Didn’t they deserve things to settle down?

"Tris" Josiah laid a hand on Tristan’s shoulder

"I’ his eyes "This makes sense It’s the best way"

He loved Tristan h for hiht into it

"Go to hiot off the bed, and went to Mateo His lover shook his head as Josiah approached, but then grabbed onto the back of Josiah’s neck and pulled him closer when Josiah didn’t back away "That’s not how this was supposed to work I wasn’t supposed to make shit harder I wasn’t supposed to fuck shit up" He turned to Tristan but still held Josiah A o, he probably would have walked out

"I can’t let you risk your career for me It’s less than a year I can live by myself till--"

"No!" Tristan cut Mateo off They both stared at each other, neitherin But those were his o as planned, they closed off,a wall between them that Josiah would do whatever he had to do to knock down

Josiah stared at Teo as he spoke "That’s what you do when you love sos you’ve sacrificed for me" He’d turned into what he hated for Josiah He’d hurt He’d killed He’d been alone for nine years

Josiah grabbed Mateo’s hand He was surprised when hishim over as they both stopped in front of Tristan

"I hurt you, Jay And what have I done for Tristan? Pushed my way into your house, into your relationship? It’s cool I’ll be okay, mi precioso I’onna let hionna make you uproot your life because of my shit"