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I cleared my throat, here it was I could either say it out loud to the person I actually sought out for help with this shit or I could keep it buried and let the acid eat away at me, bone by bone

My voice faltered "Yyes"

He shook his head, not even judging me "Have you acted on the sex"

He steepled his fingers beneath his chin, as if thinking it through "Did you get consent before you performed those actions?"

"Of course!" I sat up quickly in the chair

"And outside of the bedrooes I have," I said "They’re all related tosex"

"You’ve never wanted to control solasses further up his nose

I thought of how I’d become so damn jealous with Jessie that I wanted to control who she spoke to in the hallway that night at Zach’s Bar But as soon as she stood up to otten jealous, but no, I don’t ever want to treat a girl like that," I said with conviction in my voice "I watched ain I wished to hell I could figure out what he was thinking "And in the bedrooes beenwell received?"

"Yes and no" I said thinking of Jessie as coh school

"Can you expound?"

"Only if you do" I said, inclining inme, Doc I don’t knohat you think of me or if what I’ve told you is so messed up you don’t knohat to say"

He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees "That statement alone reveals the kind of person you are, Nate"