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He let out an incredulous laugh, unable to believe she’d even ponder such a scenario after every inti ht now?”
She shrugged, causing her breasts to shift and jiggle a bit beneath the sheet she’d pulled up to her chest “I’”
He slid onto the bed and beneath the covers, pulling her close to his side “You’re sleeping in here with u done with you”
“I’m okay with that,” she said, and he saw the relief in her eyes as she cuddled up next to hiave hi his bare stoht in bed together this time”
He knew her reference to the past was h, but instead itthat had happened that day, including hi her heart He didn’t want the the truth And also, he owed her a huge apology for the way he’d hurt her, even if he’d truly believed it was for the best when it happened
He glanced toward Raevynn, and with her looking up at hi her head on his shoulder, heplayed out that day,” he said, his voice a bit rough around the edges as he res that you don’t know, that I should have told you but didn’t because I wanted to s easy on you”
Her brows furrowed into a frown “What things?” she asked with quiet curiosity
He exhaled a deep breath and threaded his fingers through her loose hair, hisback to that fateful day and how he and Raevynn believed they’d had an entire Saturday afternoon alone and had spent it in her bed—at firstall the way Afterward, the two of them had fallen asleep, until her mother came into Rae’s rooether With their clothes strewn on the floor, it wasn’t difficult to guess what had happened, and Joyce had lost her shit, yelling hysterically at Collin to get dressed and get out of the house
Out of pure panic and shock, and not thinking straight, he’d thrown on his jeans and shirt and left, instantly regretting leaving Raevynn behind to deal with her furious hteen, and his parents had raised him to always respect adults and he’d acted on that inclination Even though he’d hated the thought of Raevynn taking the brunt of Joyce’s anger alone, he kneould only make the situation worse if he stayed
As soon as he’d gotten ho he did was send Raevynn a text I’ure this out I love you
When he didn’t hear back fro, he knew her , when a call cah with Raevynn’s name on the display, he’d quickly answered, only to have Joyce demand that he come over so that the two of the for a relationship with Raevynn
“Collinwhat things?” she asked again, pulling him from the past and back into the present
He cleared his throat and spoke “Soyeahthe ether, she called and asked me to come over When I arrived, you were up in your roo table and proceeded to tellto happen between the two of us With you leaving for Los Angeles to coly advised me to break up with you iue that I didn’t want to stop seeing you or talking to you, and that’s when she blackmailed me”
“What?” Raevynn’s eyes rounded with shock, one to to keep them separated “How?”
His lips flattened into a grihteen, and you were seventeen, she threatened to have me arrested for statutory rape if I didn’t cos with you, and that was a situation I knew I couldn’t win”