Keeping 13 (Boys of Tommen, #2)

by Chloe Walsh

I could hear the desperation in his voice, the last sparks of his faith in her fading out fast, as he implored her to hear him.

:(

“I want you to know that I hate you more right now than I have ever hated him.”

“I want you to know that you are no longer my mother—not that I ever had one of those to begin with.”

“I love you, Shannon like the river…”

“I think I need you for keeps…”

“When you’re embarking on hell, it’s always good to have a buddy.”

“Hey, kid,” he said, voice familiar and warm like Christmas morning. “It’s been a while.”

Darren?

You were the grown-up. You were our mother. And you just…” I shrugged helplessly. “Checked out on us.”

I’m here, I’m in, I care, and I’m not going the fuck away.”

“I care so fucking much I can hardly breathe.”

a pair of loose gray sweatpants

AHHH

“I’ll always be careful with you, Shannon like the river.”

aww<3

Shannon like the river, will you please be my friend?

I had always felt unsteady. For most of my life, I remained in a state of constant unease, trying and failing to predict the next bad move, the move that would bring pain and misery.

Hey, how’s it going, babe? I need you to be outside in five…yeah, five minutes. Why? Because I’m picking you up, that’s why. Yeah, don’t waste time asking questions. Just put your coat on and meet me at the bottom of your driveway. It’s cold outside so wear the red one.” He grinned, clearly getting a mouthful down the line before saying, “I know you’re at home because I saw you watching me from my bedroom window earlier. Yeah, I know you stalk me, too. Yeah, you hate me. I know. I’ve heard it all before, babe. I love you, too.”

ahhhhhh!!! i loveee claire and gibs

All I want to do is just…” Shaking his head, he pulled me closer. “Keep you right here with me and never give you back.”

Oh god, I want that, too. I want you to keep me.

groveling.

!!!!

“Contrary to popular belief—mostly my mother’s—it does happen sometimes.”

Help

Until one day at school one of the girls from his class, the pretty blond who always watched him, a girl I was sure Joey had never spoken more than two words to, chased him outside to the schoolyard and stopped him from climbing into that car. I knew this because I, too, had followed at a distance. The girl had caused an unmerciful scene in the car park and had waved her phone around at those older boys in the car. And then she did something that had shocked me. She fisted his school jumper in both hands and dragged his face down to hers, kissing him right there, without thought for suspension had they been caught.

Awwww

“With all due respect, Shan, fuck them.”

Yess!!

old, we are on our last week of Easter break from school,

Last week? I only get one week. I wish i lived in Ireland

“I want you here,” he told me, never taking his eyes off mine. “I want you to stay with me.”

“Keep that pretty head of yours up, Shannon like the river.”

Kiss me, Johnny. Kiss me. I want you to kiss me!

“You can tell me when you’re ready.” Pushing the sitting room door open, he gestured for me to go ahead of him. “I’m not going anywhere.”

“Love, Actually?”

Suddenly, the prospect of the U20s wasn’t as appealing as before. The tunnel vision I had lived by my whole life, the one with only rugby in sight, was clouded

Um no idc how much u like shannon, dont throw awsy that opportunity

I wanted to hit pause on my life and just keep her.