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I also knew Muht now By the ti, it would be too damn late for Tamara

I tried to remind myself this was not the sa into my space of her own free will—and she seemed to have a plan

“Yes,” I said I let her step through the doorway to my room ahead of me, and then I closed the door behind us “She has to be thinking about that right now”

Ta a little as I turned to face her, but she continued “What I need to know is, hoere you suddenly so certain that—that he was… What did you find out?”

This was the only chance I

would get to protect her and Para I looked her directly in the eyes, trying not to feel the way they widened like a kick in the nuts If only I could just be a regular asshole, who could hold her and touch her and be alone with her the way I wanted

“I realised I knoho your sister is I’ve known her for years, I play a game with her online So I know…” I could already see from her face that this would be exactly as bad as I’d expected “She told s, once So I knohat that fucker is really like”

Her face suddenly flushed pink “You know Jess? Did you—Is she—”

When I realised what she was asking, I wanted to turn away and throw up “No, I didn’t—She’s a fucking kid, Tamara I’ve never been in the same roo real name until this moht even look a bit like a girl I really fucking liked, but couldn’t have without fucking her up I could hardly believe it

“Okay,” Ta her talk like that, like a different sort of ani to boil right off my body “What did she tell you?”

I shook my head I was clear on this, at least “She told me what she told me in confidence If she wants you to know the details, she’ll tell you”

Ta like she was just a bit curious, no big deal… but I could tell she was just afraid to ask all she needed to So I tried not to focus on how fucking eirl in my room when my bed was an absolute nest and I had dirty clothes chucked everywhere Wasn’t like she was going to remember much about me when all of this sank in

“What I think I can tell you? What I should tell you?” I had to think about that a bit ular basis Like it happened, and I think he knows he needs to knock it off, that he’ll get in trouble… but I don’t think he will forever I think at the ot no choice but to stick with hi haul If she’s an adult it’s fucked-up but she’s consenting, right?”

She just wilted, collapsing onto et her to expose him, to come withis, I feel like she ht”

“You actually met her already” Even after ether for me as a possibility yet