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I do Of course I do And I grab her head and kiss her hard and roll her on her back underneath me and relish the next hour that she lets me have her lips, taste her neck, and let my hands roam, but never too far She’s the one to pull away I let her be the one to say when this o sleep

She doesn’t say anything She doesn’t say this was a mistake, and she doesn’t look sad She looks worried But underneath, she’s also hungry And I know she’ll be back, and I know that the kissing line will , and I’m pretty sure I’m addicted

And e

Is this what falling for so--after sneaking away late at night, tiptoeing fro…alive When I’m with him, there is no video, no pitiful fresh-photos locked away in my phone and co Lots and lots of kissing

What’s strange is how he always holds that line Maybe, in a way, I’ve been testing hihts, to see if his hands would roam a little more, if he’d pressure entleman is like

I see why Beth loved hi to pretend to be anything other than who I aood stuff all at once And he see There is no worry--other than the fear that Leah will catch ht trips, or that his mother will ask about us

I worry about that a lot But e’re kissing, I worry about it less

Maybe it’s just the sneaking around I enjoy Houston and I share this secret, and it’s distracting--unbelievably distracting I’ve had moments this here I start to think he’s in a place different froht be taking us too seriously, and the next I think that he’s not taking us seriously enough Truth is, I’ All I know is that when his hands are on ’s okay Everything just…is

I hate that I ever let a guy touchhim My sister was like that, and I persecuted her for it Turns out I wasn’t so different

With Houston, it’s ht of hi that line and the tease of temptation Houston looks at me as if I’m more than some hot score He doesn’t slap my ass then want me out of his way as soon as he’s done He wants to talk He wants to listen We don’t have many secrets left In fact, I don’t think he has any All I have are those photos onthem up…because I’m not sure they make me any better than Chandra now She leaked a video I leaked soht about theotten about them, too Turns out--, leaving et ready for class and to eat breakfast downstairs with his od for Leah; she fills the silence with constant questions about the story I told her the other night and with her plans for the next tiirl I’ve ever met But…I don’t want to be herwith Houston, it can’t…

"Leah, you need to get your shoes on so we can make it to the church in ti out in a singsong way that makes Leah obey I bet she raised Houston with that sa to listen

"Thank you," I say to Joyce as she pulls my plate from the table and moves it to the sink She’s fed me almost everyabout it last night, and I should really try to contribute s

"It’s nice having you here," she says, her ser than it should It feels like she’s working the et the i underneath--I can tell