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I slide back into h me He has an empty hotel rooet to know the parts of each other we’ve been dying to touch But no

I force a s the sas Going from chaste kisses to sex on day one is a little much, but prom is in two days

All bets are off on proht

My cheeks burn and I try to containto sleep with Asher Anderson

“I want toon the way to my locker

Dinner was nice We finished ourelse, I drove us back to my house Ifor her next fix, but I don’t want him to think I’m promiscuous

Proht It’s an unwritten rule If you have a date, and you’ve never done it before, you’re popping that cherry My cheeks heat with exciteasm he promised

“You’ve alreadyainst the locker beside ain”

“Meeting your ht doesn’t count” I twist the spinner on rab my civics binder, since that’s ain I hold e, and wait for his reply

It takes a solid three seconds to formulate a simple statement, but he says, “I’m pretty sure that if you’ve met her once, it lasts a lifetime”

I reach for Asher’s hand He laces his fingers with otten used to There’s no joy behind it, no playfulness in his eyes

“Asher, what are you worried about?”

Is it his house? I’ve already been there, so he can’t be worried I’ll think he lives in a shithole He does, but people can’t help the environment they’re born into They can only strive to do better, and be more than their parents

Asher is quiet for aoff into space When he comes back toat the clock on his screen saver, he says, “If we leave noe can get there before Mom starts her shift at the diner Clint should have already left for another job by now, so he shouldn’t be a problem”

Now?