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I take his hand into aze into his eyes “Jimmy,” I say, then cock my head “What ‘bad’ parts of me are you talkin’ about exactly …?”

The hint of a grin plays on his crooked lips “What we’re ‘bout to do on the bed of this here truck out in the middle a’ nowhere”

I bring a hand to his chest, feeling his heartbeat

It’s fast

My lips are caught by Ji Thenthe stars as he takes th of his kiss

His hands find the buttons ofit up

My fingers find his belt, and off that co else

Out here in thefor company but the trees and the playful breeze and the wild animals

A pair of wild, untamable animals, indeed

And when Jiht, it’s clear toabsolutely eternal about the special thing we have between us, so undeniably fateful It’s as if every star in the night sky above us has been waiting patiently for these two silly sether in this vast, unknowable universe

Well, theer

EPILOGUE

JIMMY

The cere hot

Especially in these duotta wear

Bobby Parker sure looks cute as hell in his, though Long blue cloak like a wizard Square cap, all scholarly and accoe tassel The crisp and shiny look of his shoes, which I lent him from my own supply since his had scuff marks on them and just wouldn’t do

Two years fly by really fast

And now Bobby Parker and I are graduating fro last, our eyes set on the future

But whatever’s in store for our future, neither of us can know yet

Out here in the windy pre-summer heat, over a thousand -on-forever boyfriend, et to put on deodorant?”