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Now, this here I’d usually be frantically searching for an excuse or a half-truth to cover ht, Ezra offered me a couple of different choices It was too easy

But it rong

It felt cheap and dirty to hide behindthat should have scared the crap out of me

I told the truth

“Katie is cool, but we’re not together I’ someone new”

“Oh? Nice Who?”

And here we go I licked my lips and sed hard

“You just met him”

Ezra gaped at me, then threw his head back and hooted “Dude, you had me there for a second”

I waited till he’d caught his breath and tried again “I’ a man Ash”

This ti his head froe my story “For real?”

“Yeah For real”

The silence had a heartbeat It was about to take on a life of its ohen Ezra finally spoke “I’m…huh Okay Really?”

“Yeah Really”

“Is this new? I mean, I don’t see it…at all”

“Yes, it’s new and I don’t knohat you see either, but I can’t worry about what other people think of me anymore,” I rasped Surprised at the sudden ache inme for years”

“Years?” he repeated “You’ve been into guys for…years?”

I nodded “I’ve known I’ tiratulations”

Ezra gaped incredulously “No one knows?”

I gave a tentative s at the seaht, and I wasn’t sure about the protocol Or what to expect fro? No fucking clue And Ezra’s du at the same time