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Sa with Bree, atched me with very wide eyes

I said, “Hi! What an a surprise!” Smile, smile, smile

“My fah clenched teeth

“He has eyes, Sa her Her parka was so puffy that sheto see you skate”

“Awesoed Sa me a little nod Of approval? Had Sam told him?

Sam and I had sex He likes me back

“They were deter out here! Why don’t you two sleepyheadset frostbite!”

Sa, and he blurted, “Yep, bye!” and practically dove back inside I waved, still s, and closed the door

“Oh od,” Sam whispered “Do I smell like sex? I must! Do they know?”

His panic sliced throughout Of course I did But… Was he asha with me?

I said, “I don’t know We’ll just act…normal” That word scraped out of my throat painfully

Sam spun to face me “Wait, that’s not… I don’t want to hide this I don’t want to hide you”

“You don’t?”

“No!”

“I thoughtout, so…”

Saher “Okay, yeah I a I loved it I love—” He rubbed his face, breathing shallowly “I don’t regret anything, and I’m not ashamed of you I just did not expect my family at the door while I can still taste you”

The hurt and fear faded like scratches on the ice smoothed over by the Zamboni “That’s fair It’s a lot to process Foreither Not even a little”

We s able to hold him so closely We didn’t slap each other’s backs No more fake bro bullshit I breathed deeply

“You really do smell like sex”