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He was helping Kota out in a sticky spot And Sang, in a way That’s what he told himself For now, she needed this ood, and he’d caused a few problems
Nathan used his keys to let hiain He stood there, gazing at the keys in his hand He didn’t realize at first he was staring at Kota’s key in particular Green paint stuck around the edges and the silver h from years of use
He wanted to go back Now that theIt felt like they were lying to Jessica and to Erica
But ould they say if they knew the truth? What if they admitted that Kota and Nathan, as well as the rest of their friends, were considering the idea of dating Sang?
Not just dating For a relationship A permanent one
Nathan slowly reached out to the side table and dropped his keys in a bowl on top He needed to think, to figure out what to do next
Truly, that’s what they all needed Enough time to think and sort it out
Nathan stretched his ers to the surrounding skin Any bruises or cuts would heal, but he wasthe relationship with people he considered family
His wild thoughts finally focused enough that Nathan reached into his pocket and instantly dialed Mr Blackbourne
They needed to let so out what to do
Mr Blackbourne picked up on the third ring “What’s going on?” he asked It was abrupt, but Nathan was used to Mr Blackbourne knowing if they called at odd ti
“I messed up,” Nathan said He shuddered and then let out a slow breath “Or maybe Kota and I messed up I just didn’t knohat else to do”
Mr Blackbourne’s tone changed from sharp to sympathetic instantly “Whatever it is, we’ll fix it”
“I don’t know if this is fixable”
“Tell me what happened”
Nathan went over quickly what happened in the bathroo tell hiht she wanted to talk to him about their relationship, the sa Orelse, but he very much emphasized she wanted to kiss him and he would have stopped if he knew she didn’t want to
Only the more Nathan went over what happened, he realized how much Jessica possibly may have actually overheard There were times when they were both quiet and then there were ti on when Jessica had shown up and how much she actually heard, it could easily appear really bad, or very, very horrible
“This is so sooner or later,” Mr Blackbourne said
“Not like this And it’s not later Or sooner It’s right now It’s happening”
Mr Blackbourne spoke, “I understand your reasoning for fighting on the front lawn, but I’m not sure that was the best solution”
“I didn’t want the on Kota”
“I understand the purpose, but what Ito react, he could’ve told the on”
“We weren’t sure if we should I didn’t want to ask Kota to do that right in that hed “And what if they think we’re crazy? We don’t even fully knoe’re going to do this” He couldn’t finish what he wanted to say It had taken a lot of tietat Victor, or Luke, or any of the others because he knew they ith Sang
It was an unusual idea, and he’d grown used to thoughts of gettinghad said she’d wanted in the past It took spending sofor Nathan to realize she wouldn’t leave him just because she spent an afternoon with Luke Or Victor Or any of the others
And that she’d probably be okay with being in a relationship with nine guys, even if she previously wanted the same normal type of life Nathan had wanted The whole situation was unexpected
Mr Blackbourne continued, “Like I said, this was so to face sooner or later It won’t be just the Lee fa to be anybody we’re related to or associate with We will have to make a decision on whether to hide or whether to tell people” He paused “But you’re right We’re not ready yet”