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Jack looks shocked, his hand runs through his dark hair and stops on his head for a long, long beat

Shit

My chest tightens at his reaction and at theJack right now? You’re closer to calling him your BFF”

“I already knew Jack before you two started dating It’s different I never met Darrien”

“Darrien?” Jack repeats

Look at that, she gave him the name ofwhat he’s thinking

His knee bounces “Why didn’t you bring him home? Were you scared your parents wouldn’t like—?”

“No” I shake my head stiffly “I just didn’t co him to Philly when I did”

“Oscar was married to Yale,” Joana explains “She was the other wo my brother from the family”

Jack shifts his gaze to e will do that” He slips me a furtive smile like, I understand

I can’t regret Yale, not for a single second The experience opened ed my life forever I am who I am because I left home and discovered myself without any fa time of my life

It’s also a personal, introspective take on the situation If I shared this withalone over being with them

To me, that’s not it

I didn’t love college because I never saw theure out what I wanted for myself

Jack glances anxiously at his phone, his fingers racing back through his hair He’s still waiting for the execs to email an actual verdict

I stand up

“So if I’ray comforter, “and your brother lives with you too…?” She eyes Jack “Then, how are you both going to…?” She glances between us

Good fucking God My nineteen-year-old sister is asking whereto fuck

Highland has his knuckles to hisI love that not much fazes him

“Ah, ah, ha” I wave a finger at Jo “That’s off-limits”

Boundaries, I have them when it comes to my nosy family and who I date

She throws up her hands “It’s an honest question, Oscar There is no door! We’re in a fucking studio”