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I bark a laugh, pushing past my surprise. We never sleep at Kerian’s. After practice, when he needs some comfort he comes to me, and we sleep back to chest in my bed, my arm wrapped snugly around him.

It’s a big deal for Kerian to ask me to stay with him. He’s giving me as much as he can and I love him for that. God, I love this man.

“Kerian.”

“Yeah, Dimples?”

He looks over at me and I open my mouth to tell him my truth, but his lips press into a thin line, giving me pause. Something about my tone must give me away.

What will my reception be if I tell him now? Will he brush me off? Tell me he loves me too? Fucking walk out on me?

Suddenly, it doesn’t seem like such a good idea to tell him. Not right now. Not here. Maybe I’ll give it a little more time. It won’t kill me to wait.

Blowing out a long breath, I say, “Yeah. I’ll stay the night with you after your game.”

The pinched expression smooths into a soft smile, but that look is still in his eyes. Fuck, I should have just waited.

ChapterThirty

ZANDER

Wednesday

Me: Good morning

Me: How did u sleep

Me: Class fucking sucked. Do I really need a degree lol

Me: How was practice

Me: Kerian are u ok

ChapterThirty-One

ZANDER

Thursday

Me: Good morning

Me: Kerian wut the fuck

Me: Are u ignoring me

Me: I can see the read receipts asshole

Me: Turning them off won’t help

Me: asshole

ChapterThirty-Two

ZANDER

Friday

Me: I will not say good morning to u again

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