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I huot a call fro he’ll be out for the whole weekend I don’t have anything to do so I was just thinking of hanging around at home Would you like to stay over for the weekend and keep me company?”

The moment I asked, I paused and wondered if I’d fucked up We slept over at each other’s places, though it was more like I’d slept over at his apartether, but usually only if it was too late to be outside We’d go our separate ways the nexthiht not like it

“If you’re busy, you don’t have to,” I said quickly “I just thought it would be nice to have someone spend the time with, and you’re here”

“So you’re only asking because I’m here?” he asked, aht to call me over?”

“That’s not what I ht about it, honestly Dad asked ive hi over at a friend’s, so I tried not to sleep away fro to be busy over the weekend, though, it’s not like I can’t stay by myself”

Howard grinned “What are you talking about? Of course, I’m not busy I don’t even have a job, currently, what could I possibly have to do over the weekend”

“Oh,” I breathed out He usually didn’t seem all that bothered about his current state, so I didn’t really think about it, but a football player without a team was technically unemployed “Then, what about friends? I know you’ve been away from town for a while, you have to have had friends before you left, right? You h school around here”

“Well, I did go to high school here, but how long ago was that? Ten whole years I didn’t keep in touch with any of the people I’d left behind here, and when I got kicked out of my team and came back here, none of the friends I’d made would talk toto them, either, so technically, I don’t have friends The only person I talk to is ent”

“Your agent?”

He nodded “You otiate h, your Dad kicked me out”

“Oh”

I sort of did remember soh

“Anyway, I don’t have anything to do, so yeah, I’d like to stay for the weekend Thanks for asking”

I was still a bit surprised that he’d agreed so readily I guess it meant he wanted to spendsex? I didn’t know if I should be happy about it or not, but I frowned, because his expression when he said it looked strange

“Is so?” I asked “If you really don’t want to, it’s not like I’ht have wanted to spend time at home alone?”

He shook his head “Nothing like that If I didn’t want to spend time with you, I wouldn’t have even come here today It’s fine, really”

I bit my lip so I wouldn’t ask forat me His head was ducked down as he slowly finished the food on his plate, and whether he noticed it or not, even with a smile on his face, his broas furrowed, as if he orried about so