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I’ray t-shirt I’ve been in for the past three days I was co reruns of whatever’s playing on Adult Swim

Then that reminds me of Jimmy at once

And all the dumb shows he finds so funny

His laughter is caught in my ears now

I shutaround inhi to suffer as his secret boyfriend? And for how long? Forgive hi, but what happens if Jimmy and I don’t work out as boyfriends?

What’s left? Can we go back to being just friends? Is that even possible after the things we’ve said and done?

I don’t know

But suddenly, I realize I need to be at the dumb Spruce Ball no matter how I feel

I need to see Ji

First things first, however: I’onna need a shower

A really, really long one

An hour and a half later, the sun has fallen, the stars fill the sky, and the ht spills over our heads asdrive out to the McPherson’scurved driveway lit by paper lanterns The wind is eerily still tonight, so all the trees look like creepy silhouettes pasted against the sky, not a single one of the up to the house, which is a glowing three-story beacon in the middle of the i it

We’re greeted at the door by TJ McPherson, the sixteen-year-old baby of the family orks at Billy’s T&S Shoppe It is clear that the boy is well-off from his stylish shoes to his crisp, tailored pants and s suit His face, however, is cheery and welco as he invites us inside, happy to receive us

The front doors open to a jaw-dropping spread of twin spiral staircases and a grand room that can only be described as a lobby, which leads further into the house One branch takes you through a gallery of local artwork being (silently) auctioned off Another leads you through a dining area with a gasp-worthy spread of food catered locally by various sponsors and restaurants