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She shivers fro my body absolutely ain, until finally, I da her waist, I spin her around to face ht you didn’t kno to dance?"

"No, I said I haven’t been to a club before I’ tea squad?"

"No, I said I h, so I didn’t join It reminds me too much of home where I’m…" She bites down on her lip to stop herself, but the alcoholout, "of hoaze drifts to the ceiling as if she’s pondering so deeply

My soul aches for her, but I don’t say anything, knowing it’ll only spook heralone, like she nor about her past, but the alcohol ain

This tioes wild, completely untah there’s barely any roo her in awe, a perfection

After about fiveat her, she seizes hold of my hands "Come on, Ryler Dance withthat sooing down, then I guess I ers around her arms and yank her closer until there isn’t an ounce of space left between our sweaty bodies Then Iher body, and kissing her neck with every opportunity I get She plays with the hair on the nape ofa few groans that get swept away in the o on forever, but forever only lasts about an hour Then we find a table to take a break, catch our breath, and drink s a double shot for each of us, then she and Luke wander back to the bar and end up chatting with their friends, Seth and Greyson, while waiting for s and fans her hand in front of her face Her cheeks are flushed, her skin is da with excite out"

"The last ti out?" My handsout al out when you were just you and I was just lass between her hands "Before all the crazy stuff happened and life sucked again" She frowns as glass tips over, and she cluain

"En to her "You knoe can still be friends, right?"

"No, we can’t" She offers me the most emotionless smile I’ve ever seen As beautiful as she is, I’ll admit the emptiness behind the smile is sort of creepy "Besides, you wouldn’t want to beto slur, whichI raise"I’m kind of crazy Did you know that? Did my father tell you?"

I shake my head and scratch my neck uncomfortably "He doesn’t really talk about you that " She props her elbow onto the table and rests her chin on her hand "You’d hate me if he did"

"I could never hate you" Which is the truth Wherever Eood person, no matter what her father says about her

"Yes, you could, if you kneho I am"

"Well, maybe you’d hate me if you kneho I am" Fuck, maybe I’ve had too ically "No way I could never hate anyone after all the things I’ve done I’d be a hypocrite"

"Maybe I’ve done bad things, too," I sign "Everyone probably has when you really think about it"

Her head slus have you done, Ryler? Do you… do you have blood on your hands?"

I pause, wondering if she somehos about h? "Do you?"

"I don’t know…" She yawns, her eyelids drooping "You’re really pretty"

I resist a laugh "No, you’re really pretty"

She wobbly shakes her head, sits up straight, and extends her ar and tips over the glass again This ti serious You’re like the prettiest guy I’ve ever seen" Her mouth droops to a frown "No, I shouldn’t say pretty Evan’s pretty You’re… like a gorgeous piece of art… with all your tattoos…" She finds my forears" She reaches for my brow to touch theme in the eye "Sorry… Your eyes are so pretty, too It looks like you’re wearing eyeliner"