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I felt his eyes onfeeling again Like I couldn’t breathe in here

“Kellan”

“What?” Christ, just leo I fiddled with my keys in my hand and waited

Shan walked closer, then sighed and stuck his hands down into the pockets of his sweats “I would like to say I haven’t contacted that ain because I’m not ready, but the truth is, the only tiuard”

I frowned, confused, and couldn’t avoid his gaze any longer

“I felt myself spiral out of control,” he ad I haven’t experienced in the past, and it bothered me” He sed “Or terrified me”

I didn’t understand “Why would it terrify you? It’s not like you d—” Fuck I had to act like I didn’t knohat’d transpired between the, did you?”

“Do anything?” he questioned “It terrified h to knohat sex is supposed to feel like”

That hten, and …? “Hold up You’re saying it freaked you out because it hat, too good? That kind of intense?”

Shan’s suddenly shuttered expression told me he was done; he’d reached his li to me about this anymore He’d tried And kudos and all that, but I wanted to knowI didn’t have to wonder if I’d done soht?

“I think I’ve been plenty candid now,” he answered tightly “Please don’t stay up too late If I reht” He spun on his heel and strode toward the guest room, and I couldn’t help myself

“Shan,” I said I wasn’t going to srin all cheesy—because he’d ive him one piece of advice

He stayed in the doorway to the guest rooh to let me know I had his attention

“Reach out to that guy again,” I told him “You once told me you weren’t sure what passion was like Maybe that’s what it was—and you don’t wanna run from that”