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It felt different now I couldn’t understand why This was the longest we’d gone since weeach other in person But we still talked and texted and played League of Legends every week We were still best friends Nothing should be different Nothing should have changed

“Before we left Vancouver, I thought he was getting into you”

Was Bree right? I’d tried not to think about it Between rehearsal for the show and the news about Chloe and Phillipe, I’d had my fill of worry Not toanything to the people in charge So far, she’d been okay No really bad days, and yesterday had been really good

We’d modified our exhibition number to avoid the moves that seemed to affect her the reeing that we’d get through these holiday performances first Nationals were at the end of January In the new year, we could talk about the future

For the next week and a half, I had to worry about two shows a day, and that was enough That and how I’d sleep inches away froh New Year’s, and it would be awesome

I had to piss, but I didn’t want to get up and wake hi sometimes He could fall asleep okay but woke up easily He looked so peaceful Pissing could wait

And obviously I wasn’t going to kiss hi Sa but straight He’d have said so

Unless he hadn’t known?

That surge of hope intoanyone seriously for too long I’d hooked up when I needed to, and training keptto dream?

Said I didn’t want hi hiay I’d told him ere sixteen, and he’d said, “Cool”

That was it, just that one word I knew his brother was gay and his family was totally supportive, but I’d still been nervous Probably because I was afraid he’d knoas in love with hiured it out Or had he? And ht? Maybe?

I flipped tothe idea in