nd strangely excited. She told herself she wasn't expecting him. That it was just coincidence if he sh

ut not cocky, with that same quiet charm that had pulled her in the night b

holding one out. "Figure

rprised. "You remember

rything," he sa

rm beside her. He didn't ask too much, never pushed too far. He told stories-f

y, he shared stories of his rough childhood. When she admitted how small and invisible she

intox

songs, texted her goodnight, showed up when she felt low without even needing to be asked. H

her fe

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ve

how she started skipping class just to be with him. He filled eve

ontrol. It felt like finally

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perf

of his gaze and the sweetnes

t