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“You are a sweet boy”

Chuckling, he peeled back the flap of the tent “You first”

I toed off my sneakers, then ducked inside the tent and was able to stand straight Sebastian wasn’t able to as he stepped inside, so he knelt beside me as I inhaled thesuhts spent in a much smaller tent

There was an air s and a conized from Sebastian’s house Pilloere stacked at one side of thetable A pile of food waited in the corner—chips, sodas, Tupperware containers and even a bag of Funyuns

That was pretty much when I kneould forever be in love with Sebastian

Sebastian reached over to the pile of food, picked up a container and popped the lid open “Mom made s’more brownies”

My mouth watered “S’more brownies? That sounds like heaven”

“They are a” He put the lid back on and picked up another “The last tiht I’d vomit”

I laughed as I watched him open another lid That one had strawberries and pieces of watermelon in it

“Cut thee of the mattress “I think I deserve a pat on the head for that alone”

Grinning, I patted the top of his knit cap and then looked around the tent again E, perfect and so incredibly thoughtful

I kind of wanted to cry “This is”

“What?” Sebastian looked over at me

“Thank you” I dropped down on theover, I clasped his cheeks “Thank you solike this, and I know I don’t—”

“Don’t say it” He folded his hands over ht At all It’s just you andelse No past Nothing”

I just stopped thinking Right then Right there

And I just acted

Closing the distance between us, I kissed Sebastian on the lips, throwing not just the welling gratitude behind it but also everything I felt for him There wasn’t a moment of hesitation from him One hand moved to the nape of my neck and he moved off the mattress, onto his knees in front of me His mouth was soft and hard all at once, and when my lips parted, he deepened the kiss

He was the one who eventually pulled away, and when he spoke, his voice was deliciously thick “We should probably start eating”

“All righty” I would’ve agreed to al at that point

We broke apart and started rifling through the bags of chips and containers While we ate, we talked about utterly nothing i since I could justjust be Since I could talk about my favorite show or the books that were in o back and forth on what he’d like to study in college without ht up in the past

Once I was stuffed and Sebastian was closing up the bags, I asked, “Are we really going to sleep out here?”

Sebastian chuckled “Hell yeah” Craning his head back toward me, he raised his brows “Unless you’re not comfortable”

“I’m comfortable,” I said I was and wasn’t at the saht with hi like ere kids

His lashes lowered “You sure about that”

“Yes” I scooted down “I’m just curious to how our parents are okay with this”

“They trust us”

I snorted

Sebastian crawled up the length of the mattress and stretched out on his side “I want you to know I don’t expect you to stay here all night,” he said “You can hang out for however long you want and leave whenever you want”

Easing down next to hi tiain When ere kids, I wasn’t picturing hihi I would stay, but I knew deep down, no ht, Sebastian would be okay with it